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FLINT, MI -- A man robbed Dec. 3 inside his Western Road home while retrieving a bag of cat food didn't let the suspect escape without a fight.

Police were called around 7:45 p.m. in reference to a man with a gun and spoke with the victim who told them a man he knows had stopped by his trailer to pick up some cat food.

As the victim reached into a kitchen cabinet to grab the food bag, the suspect allegedly punched him in the side of the face and knocked him onto the floor. The victim tossed his wallet onto the floor after the suspect demanded money.

The victim pulled a handgun from his waistband and fired one shot at the suspect as he fled from the home. There was no word on any injuries to the suspect or if any arrest had been made in connection with the case.