Man shot during robbery outside home in northwest Harris County

HOUSTON – A man is in the hospital after getting shot during a robbery attempt.

Police said the victim had parked his car at the Willow Brook Crossing apartments on Smiling Woods Lane and North Houston Rosslyn Road around 1 a.m. Friday.

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That's when a man walked up and tried to rob him at gunpoint.

Police said there was a struggle, and the victim was hit by gunfire.

The gunman took off without getting anything.