HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – A man possibly involved in a robbery was killed after being shot by his robbery target, police said.

Officers responded to a call at 3:10 a.m. on Sunday at 2811 Turf Ave. N.W. and made contact with a man claiming to be a robbery victim, the report shows. The victim, told officers he gave an unknown man a ride from the Chevron at 2605 University Drive to Northwood Housing Project.

Once the victim stopped the vehicle to let the rider out, the man pulled out a can of mace and sprayed the driver in the face, the report shows. Then, fearing for his safety, the driver retrieved a handgun and shot once at the robber, the report shows.

The robber jumped out of the vehicle and feld on foot; meanwhile, the victim cleared the mace from his eyes, drove to a safer area and called police, the report shows.

Officers located the unidentified offender in the front yard of the listed address, and he was dead as a result of a gunshot wound. The investigation is ongoing