A man suspected of a hit-and-run vehicle collision was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries on Friday after shooting himself while fleeing from police, officials said.

SFPD officers assigned to the Richmond Station responded to the area of 14th Avenue and Clement Street for a report of a hit-and-run around noon on Friday, an SFPD spokesperson told SFGATE. When they arrived, they found one person with non-life-threatening injuries who was then hospitalized.

Witnesses told NBC Bay Area that three people in ski masks hit another car with their BMW, then fled the scene.

According to police, officers then located the suspects’ vehicle near 15th Avenue and Geary Street. Witnesses saw three people exit the vehicle and flee on foot.

Officers then responded to reports of a shooting in the area of 16th Avenue and Geary Street, where they found an adult male with an apparent gunshot wound. He was transported to a hospital with life-threatening injuries after aid was rendered by officers and medics at the scene.

The gunshot victim was determined to be one of the hit-and-run suspects fleeing from the vehicle, police said. It was also determined that the victim’s gunshot wound was self-inflicted. The shooting appeared to be an accident, NBC reported.

This information is preliminary, SFPD said.