Man shot with own gun while trying to rob man on Detroit's west side

Suspect in custody

DETROIT – A man was shot with his own gun Saturday when a man he allegedly tried to rob wrestled the gun away from him on Detroit's west side.

Police said the victim, a 29-year-old man, was sitting in his vehicle with his family in front of a home in the 5000 block of Pacific Avenue when a man approached him and announced a holdup about 11:15 p.m. The victim wrestled the gun away from the man trying to rob him. During the confrontation, the attempted robber was shot in the buttocks, police said.

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The suspect, 39, fled to the 5000 block of Oregon Street, where he was arrested. Police recovered a .44 Magnum and .40-caliber handgun.


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