Police: Woman Shot Herself On I-575

Cherokee County sheriff’s deputies said a woman who said she was shot on I-575 actually shot herself.

Police said Kimberly Dodd, 27, of Canton, reported on Nov. 1 that her car broke down on I-575 northbound near Towne Lake Parkway. While she was parked on the side of the interstate, Dodd claimed, a white male approached her vehicle. After a short conversation, Dodd said, the man grabbed a gun she had on her passenger seat and shot her in the leg before fleeing the area. Police said Dodd also claimed she fired one round at the man as he ran from her car.

Dodd was transported to Kennestone Hospital with a gunshot wound to her leg. A portion of I-575 was shut down for two hours during the investigation.

Officials said an investigation into the incident revealed that Dodd accidentally shot herself in the leg. Police said Dodd then made up the story about being attacked and fired another round out the window to make her story more believable.

Dodd was arrested and charged Monday with discharging a firearm near a public highway and giving false statements.

She was released on an $11,880 bond.