A woman was taken to the hospital Friday morning after a shooting in Robinson.

Robinson police were on the scene in the 600 block of Karnes Drive in Robinson. Police said that a 76-year-old woman had shot herself in the back after experiencing chronic pain that she could no longer tolerate.

The woman was found in the driveway with a gunshot wound to the right hip. She told officers that she hoped that now she could experience relief from the back pain.

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