Police: Man shot during robbery in northwest Atlanta neighborhood

A man was shot and injured during an apparent robbery in a northwest Atlanta neighborhood late Saturday night, according to police.

The 39-year-old victim was shot in the leg around 11:30 p.m. after being approached by an unknown man demanding money in the 2400 block of Abner Terrace in the Scotts Crossing neighborhood, Atlanta police said in a news release. He was described as stable and taken to a hospital.

Investigators determined the victim and the suspect got into an altercation prior to the shooting, the release states.