A D.C. firefighter is recovering after being shot during an attempted robbery, and D.C. police say the suspect — who was also injured — is 17 years old.

It all happened on 8th Street Northeast on Capitol Hill.

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Quick thinking likely saved firefighter Gary Dzekian’s life. He told News4 he was walking to his home on C Street when he was approached by a masked gunman. He said the gunman demanded Dzekian hand over his phone.

Dzekian said the gunman put the gun up to his chest, so he grabbed the barrel of the gun and pushed it away. He said that’s when the gunman fired, striking him in the chest while simultaneously injuring the gunman’s own hand.

Dzekian said after that, the gunman ran away and then came back. The gunman a

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