MEXICO CITY (November 24, 2009)--An American woman has died of a gunshot wound she reportedly suffered in the Mexican border city of Matamoros, a U.S. consular official said.

A spokesman for the U.S. Consulate in Monterrey said Lizbeth Marin, a U.S. citizen, was shot Friday and later died of the wound.

Spokesman Brian Quigley said he could provide no details on the shooting, but said "we are in contact with the corresponding Mexican authorities who we hope will conduct a thorough and expeditious investigation."

The newspaper El Bravo reported that Marin was hit by a stray bullet at a friend's home in Matamoros, across the border from Brownsville and cited a witness as saying a Mexican army soldier accidentally fired the round.