A Georgia sheriff is under investigation after he critically injured a woman in a shooting in an Atlanta suburb, police said.
Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill shot the woman in the abdomen at a model home in a subdivision in Gwinnett County on Sunday, according to police.
He was released from the scene after refusing to speak with investigators about what happened, Gwinnett police said in a statement.
The shooting was reported to police as accidental and Hill has not been charged, the statement said.
The woman was taken a hospital in critical condition, police said.
Hill was re-elected as sheriff in 2012 despite his indictment on corruption charges that included racketeering. A jury acquitted him in 2013, according to Clayton County court records.
Hill’s office did not immediately respond with comment early on Monday.
