A man tried to break into a Jackson motel and was greeted by a woman with a gun, police said. Jackson police said a man with a gun broke into the Red Roof Inn on Larson Street around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday and tried to rob the man and woman inside. Police said the woman inside began shooting and accidentally shot the man who was there with her. The would-be robber dropped his gun and ran away, police said. Police said the victim was in stable condition, and there was no suspect information at this time.

A man tried to break into a Jackson motel and was greeted by a woman with a gun, police said.

Jackson police said a man with a gun broke into the Red Roof Inn on Larson Street around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday and tried to rob the man and woman inside.


Police said the woman inside began shooting and accidentally shot the man who was there with her. The would-be robber dropped his gun and ran away, police said.

Police said the victim was in stable condition, and there was no suspect information at this time.