Police: Robber Accidentally Shot, Killed Himself

Police said the investigation of a shooting at a south Atlanta hotel Sunday took a strange turn after they watched surveillance video of the incident.

Originally, they believed the hotel clerk got in a gunfight with would-be robbers and killed one of them. Now, they believe the robber may have actually shot and killed himself.

Maj. Keith Meadows said a gunman tried to rob the Travelodge Hotel at 2788 Forrest Hills Drive near Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Sunday.

The hotel clerk was shot in the stomach during the course of the attempted robbery and was transported to Grady Memorial Hospital. He was in stable condition.

Police originally believed that when the robber pulled his gun on the clerk, the clerk grabbed his own weapon and the two exchanged gunfire. Late Sunday night however, investigators told Channel 2 Action News reporter Ryan Young that that's not exactly what happened. Young learned that only one gun was found at the scene and investigators told him that the hotel surveillance video of the incident shows that when the robber pulled his gun back, he actually shot and killed himself.

Authorities are still looking for a man believed to be the gunman's accomplice.