A man told police he was stabbed during a robbery attempt Monday morning near the Piedmont Heights neighborhood, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Atlanta and DeKalb police were investigating the predawn incident after police found the driver stopped in the middle of Monroe Place off Monroe Drive. A passenger in the car told police he fired several shots after the stabbing, and that a bullet hit the would-be robber.
The driver was taken to Grady Memorial and is in stable condition.
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