A Cypress woman in her 80s accidentally shot herself inside her home on Friday, authorities said.

Orange County Fire Authority officials were called at 7:30 p.m. to a home in the 11400 block of Culebra Street to reports of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, said OCFA Capt. Steve Concialdi.

When they arrived, they found a woman in her 80s with a gunshot wound to her left thigh and knee area.

She was taken to Long Beach Memorial Medical Center in moderate condition. Her wound is non-life-threatening, Concialdi said.

Cypress police declined to comment on what she was doing when she was shot.

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