Policewoman accidentally shoots woman in the stomach 'while showing her her gun'

Published: 15:41, 3 June 2026 | Updated: 15:50, 3 June 2026 A female police officer has accidentally shot a woman in the stomach during a friendly chat.   CCTV footage shows the two women engaging in conversation and laughing outside a metro station in Caracas, Venezuela. But suddenly the gun went off and the victim, Nairelis Gonzalez Avalo, 22, became seriously injured.  Officer Siomary Castillo can be seen sat on a railing swinging her leg as she showed Ms Gonzalez Avalo her gun before the terrible accident took place. The victim appeared in agony and immediately crouched over and held her stomach as the pair rushed over to another officer for help. She continued to double over in pain and sat down where the officer was, behind a table at the entrance of the metro.  Firefighters and Civil Protection officers reached the scene to give first aid before the victim was taken to the Domingo Luciani hospital in El Llanito for surgery. A female police officer has accidentally shot a woman in the stomach during a friendly chat The gun went off and the victim, Nairelis Gonzalez Avalo, 22, became seriously injured The victim appeared in agony and immediately crouched over and held her stomach as the pair rushed over to another officer for help She continued to double over in pain and sits down where the officer was, behind a table at the entrance of the metro A doctor at the hospital was quoted by local media as saying: 'The patient's condition is delicate, but she is in a stable condition.' Authorities have not confirmed the severity of the injuries suffered during the incident. A spokesman for the Bolivarian National Police said: 'Everything points to a regrettable accident with the firearm.' The force has opened an internal investigation to establish how the weapon came to be fired. The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.