ZELIENOPLE — Tragedy struck Tuesday when a woman fatally shot herself on a Main Street sidewalk.

Zelienople police said Elizabeth Adams, 35, of Portersville shot herself with a handgun about 11:45 a.m. in front of Mathew Jewelers on the north side of Main Street.

Authorities believe she died immediately. She was taken from the scene by Harmony EMS.

Butler County Chief Deputy Coroner John Hanovick a short time later pronounced her dead.

Hanovick said she died of a gunshot wound to head,

Miller said the gun, a semiautomatic pistol, was recovered at the scene. He did not identify the caliber or say who owned it.

Mac McCrory, owner of the adjacent Silversmith store, heard the gunshot.

“I was working at my desk when my dog started barking,” McCrory said. “He doesn’t usually do that.”

After looking at the front of the store, he returned sat down at his desk and heard gunfire.

“I have never heard of that happening here before,” he said.

A representative from Mathew Jewelers did not want to comment, but did offer prayers to the family.

The Boylan Funeral Home in Zelienople is handling funeral arrangements.