A city woman has been charged with falsely reporting an incident.

At 7:45 p.m. Friday, officers responded to

the intersection of an eastside address for a report of a female gunshot victim,

who had been shot in the head.

Upon arrival, Officers located the caller, Lilly A. James, 58, who pointed officers to a house up the road from her location. While

speaking with James, she stated that she had received the information about the

victim from a third party. Through further investigation, it was found that she

had fabricated the entire incident.

James was placed into custody without incident for third-degree falsely reporting an incident.

She was transported to

Jamestown City Jail where she was processed and released on an appearance

ticket in accordance with NYS Bail Reform.