A man fearing he was about to be robbed Saturday pulled out a gun in defense and accidentally shot himself, police said.

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The man was walking in a residential neighborhood around 12:30 a.m. when saw two people walking toward him, then pulled out the gun and shot himself, the Green Bay Press Gazette reported.

He was taken to a hospital where he was treated for a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.