One woman was hospitalized after her boyfriend claims he accidentally shot her while cleaning his gun.

Des Moines police responded to Silver Oaks Senior Living, 979 Oakridge Drive, after a man reported he shot his girlfriend in the stomach, Des Moines police spokesman Sgt. Paul Parizek said.

The woman was alert at the scene and transported to Iowa Methodist Hospital in serious condition, Parizek said. She is expected to survive.

Parizek said the boyfriend will be questioned, but no one is in custody and no charges have been pressed at this time.

Danielle Gehr is a breaking news reporter at the Des Moines Register. She can be reached by email at dgehr@dmreg.com, by phone at 515-284-8367 or on Twitter at @Dani_Gehr.

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