A 58-year-old woman was hospitalized early Monday morning after being shot while wielding a knife and approaching a man at a gas station in Arlington, police said in a statement.
Officers responded to a gas station in the 2600 block of E Lamar Boulevard after reports of a shooting around 3:50 a.m.
Responding officers located the woman, whose identity was not released, on the ground with a gunshot wound to one of her legs, the statement said.
She was transported to a hospital in serious condition, the statement said. As of 1:45 p.m. Monday, police said they believe she is still in the hospital, though they did not say if there was a change in her condition.
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After speaking to witnesses and reviewing surveillance footage, investigators determined the woman approached a Jeep parked at one of the gas pumps and struck the vehicle with the knife, the statement said.
An unidentified man was pumping gas into that Jeep while his wife sat inside the vehicle, according to the statement.
The man moved to another vehicle nearby, and the woman followed him. He retrieved a gun and warned the woman, who continued to approach him. He then fired a shot, striking her in the leg, the statement said.
The man and his wife were not injured and remained on scene to cooperate with the investigation. Police said no charges have been filed at this time.
It does not seem like the couple knew the woman, the statement said.
No further information about the shooting was immediately available.
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