DeKalb County Sheriff's deputies investigate a shooting Monday at 5781 Old State Road in Kirkland. A DeKalb County Sheriff's car sits with its lights on along the 5700 block of Old State Road in Kirkland, shortly after a woman in her 70s was reportedly shot Monday morning.

KIRKLAND – A 72-year-old Kingston woman is in serious condition at a Rockford hospital after police said she accidentally shot herself in the chest Monday morning.

According to a news release from the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, Jane Johnson, of the 5700 block of Old State Road, accidentally shot herself in the chest about 9:15 a.m. Monday with a .38-caliber handgun.