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Suspect in robbery accidentally shoots himself

Posted at 8:05 PM, Nov 08, 2016
and last updated 2016-11-08 23:12:19-05

Las Vegas police say that a person believed to have been involved in a robbery shot himself on Tuesday.

The incident began around 4:53 p.m. Police say that an individual pulled out a gun and robbed a person or persons inside of a vehicle at KFC restaurant in the 6100 block of West Lake Mead Boulevard.

The thief fled the scene but then accidentally shot himself.

The man's condition is not known. It is also not known if anyone else was arrested.