By Michael McKay

A daylight armed robbery attempt near the popular NuLu neighborhood Monday morning left both the victim — who was himself armed — and alleged robber injured, police said.

The victim, an information technology worker at the UofL School of Dentistry, was held up about 8:30 a.m. at the Marshall Court apartments near Jackson and Liberty Streets east of downtown, said LMPD spokesman Dwight Mitchell. The robbery victim did not live at the apartment complex, Mitchell said.

Both men, who have not been identified, were taken to University of Louisville Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, police said. The UofL worker had a gunshot wound to the leg, according to UofL spokesman John Drees.

The perpetrator fled the scene and was found a few blocks away at Jackson and Muhammad Ali Boulevard, Mitchell said.

Mitchell said police are investigating whether the robbery was connected to three others in the area. One resident of the apartment complex said she received a notice from the complex Friday warning of robberies in the area.

People had been "on edge" because of the notice and robberies, the woman, who gave her name only as Andrea, said.

The woman said she heard at least eight gun shots and a person yelling he had been shot. She and her family responded with towels to help stop the bleeding.

'I feel like moving right this second, it's time to go," said the woman, who has children at home. "I've been here six years without any problem, but it could have been any of us on this block."

In recent weeks, UofL police have been teaming with LMPD to increase police presence in the area, UofL said in a news release, adding that additional security measures were being considered.

Drees said a meeting with students, faculty and staff at the dental school was held to offer counseling services and provide tips for "working and living in an urban setting."

Reporter Michael McKay can be reached at (502) 582-4653 or on Twitter @MichaelMcKay716