An Augusta man was shot early Saturday in an attempted robbery. About 1 a.m., deputies responded to the 3000 block of Wrightsboro Road, where a 35-year-old man was suffering from a gunshot wound to the hand. According to the incident report, he was taken to AU Medical Center with injuries that weren't life-threatening. The man told deputies that an unidentified black male attempted to rob him before shooting him in the hand. A description of the suspect was not immediately available.

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