Gunman opens fire at woman through house window
The attacker fired two shots at a home on Priory Road in Dudley, West Midlands, just after midnight.
One bullet hit the woman, who is believed to be in her late 20s.
Police cordoned off part of the street while forensics teams conducted a fingertip search of the area for the weapon and vital clues.
A West Midlands Police spokesman said: 'We were called to reports of a firearms discharge at an address in Priory Road, Dudley, just after midnight today.
'Two shots were fired at an address, and a woman was hit by one of the shots. She was taken to hospital with serious injuries, where she remains.
'We understand the concern in the community this incident will raise.
'Officers will remain in the area and be carrying out reassurance patrols.'
A spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: 'We were called to reports of a shooting at an address on Priory Road in Dudley at 12.16am this morning and sent two ambulances, a paramedic officer, and the Midlands Air Ambulance critical care car from Cosford to the scene.
'On arrival crews found a woman who they treated for serious injuries, before conveying her under emergency driving conditions to hospital.'
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