Staff report

Allegedly armed with a pellet gun, a man was shot Saturday night in Salinas while trying to rob another man, police said.

Police and fire were dispatched about 9:15 p.m. Saturday to the 700 block of East Alisal Street. A man later turned up at a hospital with a gunshot wound to the arm, police said.

The man told police he was armed with a pellet gun and attempting to rob another man. The second man then shot him in the arm.

Before police can make an arrest, they need more information.

“It’s hard to say who we would arrest without having the other side,” said Cmdr. Henry Gomez.

On one hand, the victim of the robbery has the right to defend himself, on the other hand, he probably “shouldn’t have had a gun,” Gomez said.

—Allison Gatlin