HALIFAX CO. (WSLS 10) - Around 3 p.m. Sunday, a woman was in the driveway of her home on Hudson Road when she was hit once in the abdomen by a round from a .22 caliber rifle.
The sheriff's office says that round was fired by a juvenile who lives at a neighboring property.
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"He was just doing some random shooting on his property," explained Halifax Co. Sheriff's Major Tommy Spencer. "The houses were approximately 250-300 yards apart."
The woman, whose name the sheriff's office refused to release Tuesday, was taken to Duke University Hospital for treatment. As of Tuesday, she was expected to survive.
Major Spencer says the case will be presented to the commonwealth attorney and the commonwealth attorney will decide if charges will be filed. But, Maj. Spencer said there's no telling how long it will be before the investigation is completed and the case turned over.
He says this should be a reminder to everyone that randomly shooting a gun is not a good idea.
"That's certainly something we would encourage people not to do. That's not the way we would like anyone handling firearms," said Major Spencer.
If you are going to be shooting a gun on your property, Major Spencer says try to notify anyone near by that you'll be shooting.
"I think that'd be a courtesy thing to do, Major Spencer stated. "And, make sure you're shooting into a safe backdrop and make sure you've got plenty of yardage even beyond that."
An updated condition of the woman who was shot was not available Tuesday, but as of Monday afternoon she was listed in stable condition.