NORTHPORT, Alabama -- A Northport woman was seriously hurt when she was shot in the head Wednesday during a struggle for a gun she allegedly pulled on an 80-year-old man during an argument over money.



Sgt. Dale Phillips, the commander of the Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit, said investigators were called to investigate a shooting at a home on 15th Avenue in Northport just before 5 o'clock Wednesday afternoon.



Phillips said the victim, a 37-year-old woman, had been shot in the side of her head and was seriously hurt, though Phillips said her injury is not believed to be life-threatening at this time.



Phillips said the woman identified an 80-year-old man as her shooter, but was unable to give more information about what happened.



The man hasn't been charged with a crime because he told investigators he was acting in self-defense.



Phillips said the man told police that he and the victim were arguing over money when she pulled a small-caliber pistol and threatened him with it. The suspect said he struggled with her for control of the weapon and that's when she was shot. Phillips said the evidence at the scene of the shooting suggests there was a struggle that might corroborate the man's claim.



Phillips said the investigation will continue and the suspect is being fully cooperative with police. The victim is being treated at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa for her injuries.