PALO CEDRO, Calif - The Shasta County Sheriff’s Office said an elderly man accidentally shot his wife on Sunday while testing out a new magazine he had purchased for his 45 caliber handgun; no one was seriously injured.

According to the SCSO, officers were dispatched to 10461 Old Oak Lane in Palo Cedro just after 3 p.m. where they found an elderly woman with a bullet hole in her right shoulder.

The woman was conscious and calmly speaking with deputies, but was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, according to SCSO.

The elderly man told deputies that he was in a room by himself testing his gun, loading the magazine, pulling the slide back on the gun and loading a bullet into the gun to make sure the magazine would feed the bullets reliably.

He then said that after loading the gun he removed the magazine and went to pull the gun’s slide to remove the live bullet.

Investigators said based on the man’s statements, the bullet suddenly went off and traveled through the wall into the adjacent room where his wife was seated.

Deputies later found the bullet and based on evidence corresponding to the couple’s statements, it appeared to be “accidental.”

The man was not arrested and investigators will finalize its investigation and determine if any criminal action will be taken, according to SCSO.