DETROIT, MI -- Detroit police say two men attempted to rob a woman, but she, a concealed pistol license holder, returned fire and possibly saved her own life.

The arrest was made easier when the suspects arrived for treatment at the same hospital as their victim.

"The victim told officers that she fired her handgun at the suspects when they attempted to rob her and did not know if the shots took effect," Detroit police said in a release Tuesday. "While at the scene, another police run was called in from the hospital stating that a male was shot. The officers went to the hospital and the male that was shot matched the description given by the victim."

Police said one of the suspects suffered a gunshot to each of his legs.

The injured man and another suspect were arrested at the hospital.

Police say the shooting occurred about 11:55 p.m. Sunday on the 15400 block of Beaverland in Detroit.



"If I wouldn't have had my gun I would be dead today," the victim, 51-year-old Paris Ainsworth, told WDIV-Channel 4 News.



Ainsworth suffered multiple nonfatal gunshot wounds.

Detroit Police Chief James Craig on multiple occasions has said guns in the hands of law-abiding citizens have the potential to diminish crime.