CINCINNATI — A woman said a man was trying to rob her Saturday morning so she shot him in the stomach, according to the Cincinnati Police Department.

#BREAKING One man shot in Avondale.



▪️Police say a woman says she was being robbed by the man so she shot him.

▪️The man was taken to the hospital with gunshot wound to his stomach

▪️Near the corner of Gholson and Reading



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This happened around 5 a.m. Saturday morning near 3635 Reading Rd. in Avondale. The investigation into the incident shut down Reading Road between Chalfonte Place and Gholson Avenue.

The alleged would-be robber was taken to the hospital.