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An Indianpaolis man is in the hospital after being shot in an attempted robbery.

It happened just before 8:00 p.m. in the 400 block of north Oxford, Friday night.

The victim answered the door and tried to shut it when he realized it wasn't anyone he knew.


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That's when the gunman opened fire.  The suspect fled in a car from the scene.

A neighbor called 9-1-1 and the man was transported from the scene.