Jerod MacDonald-Evoy

The Republic | azcentral.com

A man who initially told police he was attacked and shot by two other men at a Phoenix gas station had in fact made up that story to hide the fact that he had shot himself, police said.

Police still were determining whether the shooting was accidental.

Phoenix police initially were told that a man was assaulted by two men who then stole his gun and shot him at a gas station near 16th and Washington streets on Sunday afternoon, said Sgt. Jonathan Howard, a Phoenix police spokesman.

Officers arrived on the scene to find a man with an "extremely minor" gunshot wound, Howard said.

The victim was taken to a local hospital; police then determined the wound was self-inflicted, Howard said, adding that police would review potential surveillance camera tapes to see if the shooting was accidental.

"There were no assailants," Howard said, adding "he shot himself and tried to cover it up."

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