A fight between two women over a former sheriff's office investigator ended in a shooting that sent the man's wife to the hospital on Thursday, authorities said.

The shooting happened inside McWhorter Cabinets, a Moulton business that's owned by former Lawrence County sheriff's investigator Tim McWhorter, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. McWhorter declined comment to AL.com, saying he wasn't at the shop on County Road 87 when the shooting happened.

Analisa Gillespie, who told AL.com she married McWhorter a couple of weeks ago, was shot at the cabinet shop Thursday evening. Gillespie, 38, was treated for a gunshot wound to the chest at Huntsville Hospital, said Capt. Jonathan Winters, a spokesman for the State Bureau of Investigation.

Winters said Gillespie was shot by Angel Sanders, a 34-year-old Decatur woman. Sanders has not been charged with a crime. She didn't respond to a request for comment from AL.com.

The shooting happened after a physical altercation between the women, Winters said. He said Sanders suffered minor injuries, including scratches.

Gillespie told AL.com the fight never turned physical. Gillespie said she and Sanders had been arguing about McWhorter when the shooting happened.

"I don't understand why they haven't arrested her," Gillespie said. "I didn't lay my hands on her, but even if I had, how does that justify shooting somebody and getting away with it."

Lawrence County District Attorney Errek Jett couldn't be reached for comment Friday afternoon.

Sheriff Gene Mitchell said his office initially was called to investigate the shooting. The sheriff said he asked the state to take over because McWhorter is a former employee.

McWhorter parted ways with the sheriff's officer earlier this year. He was arrested in February on a misdemeanor domestic-violence charge.