MOBILE, Alabama -- A would-be robber was shot by his intended victim early this morning near the Five Points neighborhood, Mobile police said.

Spokeswoman Ashley Rains said the intended victim parked his car in his driveway in the 1300 block of Center Street about 4:25 a.m. when two men pointed guns at him, demanding property.

Rains said that the intended victim pulled his gun and fired at the two men, shooting one in the hand. The robbers fled toward Cottage Street, returning fire as they retreated, she said. The intended victim was not hit.

About an hour later, a man showed up at the University of South Alabama Medical center for treatment of a gunshot to the right hand, Rains said.

She said that the man shot in the hand would be served a warrant Tuesday charging him with robbery. He was not immediately identified pending his arrest. The second man remained at large.