Police: Man Shot in Stomach Fighting Would-be Robber in Hyattsville

A man is in stable condition after being shot twice in the stomach in Hyattsville Friday evening and police are looking for the person who pulled the trigger, according to a Hyattsville City Police Department news release. 

Two men were sitting in a Red Pontiac G6 in the 3600 block of Gallatin Street around 5:30 p.m. when a third man got into the back seat of the car, brandished a handgun, and "announced a robbery,” the release said.
 
The victim fought with the man with the gun, who fired twice, striking the victim in his stomach, police said. The suspect then fled the scene in an unknown direction.
 
Police are looking for a black man, 20 to 25 years old, 5 feet 11 inches tall with light skin, puffy hair and braces. He was wearing a gray shirt, brown cargo shorts and armed with a handgun at the time of shooting.
 
Anyone with information on this crime is asked to call: 301-985-5060.