Woman shot in car? No, just a Halloween zombie

Carol Robinson / al.com Birmingham police on Thursday arrested a costumed woman on a DUI charge after responding to a report that she was shot. A passerby called 911 after seeing the woman unresponsive at a traffic light. By NBC News staff Birmingham, Ala., police got a Halloween surprise when they responded to a concerned citizen's 911 call of a woman shot in her SUV at a city intersection. Officers found a woman bloodied and slumped over the wheel of her car at a traffic light Thursday morning, al.com reports. But the blood wasn't real, and she hadn't been shot. Instead, police told al.com, she was just drunk and still dressed in her Halloween costume, which appeared to resemble something like a blood-splattered, pregnant zombie. Police said the woman was covered in fake blood and her face was painted white. "You can see why someone thought she had been shot,'' one officer on the scene said, according to al.com. Officers roused the woman and took her to the city jail on a DUI charge, al.com reported. More content from NBCNews.com: Former Penn State president faces charges linked to Sandusky sex case NBC/WSJ/Marist polls: Obama leads in Iowa, running neck and neck in NH, Wis. 'Pure mayhem' as New York City tires to get back to work Campaign ad spending closes in on $1 billion Cops: At least 3 shot during Hollywood Halloween celebrations Diesel spill pollutes waters between Staten Island, NJ 2 children stabbed to death in Ill. home; victim's mom in custody Follow US news from NBCNews.com on Twitter and Facebook