HOUSTON, TX — A 42-year-old woman was shot during an attempted robbery at an upstairs apartment in the 12200 block of Fleming Drive around 11:18 p.m., according to the Houston Police Department.

Police said the woman answered the door after a man she knew from an apartment complex across the street knocked. The visitor asked the man who lived with her for change. Two men armed with pistols then came up the stairs, rushed the doorway and demanded money.

The 52-year-old man who lived at the apartment struggled with one of the men for his pistol. During the struggle, the other armed man fired twice, striking the woman once in the hip while she was in the living room. She was taken to a local hospital and is expected to recover.

All three men fled without taking anything. Police said the suspect who struggled with the resident fled with his pistol and left behind a shoe and a phone. Police say they believe the man who knocked was working with the two armed men.