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Police responding to a report of gunshots say their suspect ended up in a Salt Lake City hospital, apparently having accidentally shot himself in the leg.
Salt Lake City police Detective Richard Chipping said Thursday that details were still being developed, but it appeared the suspect had earlier been involved in an attempted robbery in th area of 2100 South and 200 East.
He allegedly tried to intimate his would-be victims by firing several times into the air — then wounded himself when the pistol discharged as he returned it to his holster.
University of Utah police had made a traffic stop about 12:15 a.m. Thursday near 100 South and 1100 East, discovering the wounded man inside the car.
SLCPD officers soon arrived, arresting a second, 21-year-old man in the car on unrelated felony warrants, while his companion went by ambulance to the hospital.
Chipping said charges will be screened against the wounded suspect after investigators learn more about the alleged robbery attempt.
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