Watch: Thief Accidentally Shoots Self While Robbing Gas Station At Gunpoint

A man in the Philippine province of Iloilo accidentally shot his own thigh during a robbery over the weekend, authorities said.

Alex Alevarez, 33, robbed a gas station in Santa Barbara's Balibagan Este neighborhood Saturday night with his accomplice, Edmark Delacruz, Iloilo police said.

The establishment was about to close when the two men declared the robbery, a witness told authorities.

Alevarez and Delacruz held the gas station's staff at gunpoint during the incident, surveillance footage showed.

The two ended up collecting 20,000 Philippine pesos ($360) from the cash register, Philippine media outlet ABS-CBN News reported.

However, Alevarez accidentally shot himself with his revolver after he placed the gun inside a bag during their escape, police said.

Authorities later received information of a man with a bullet wound being spotted, which resulted in Alevarez being caught in the neighboring municipality of Oton.

Staff at the gas station identified Alevarez, and he was taken to a hospital to be treated for a gunshot wound in the thigh.

Meanwhile, Delacruz turned himself in to police in Iloilo City and was arrested.

A bag containing 20,000 Philippine pesos ($360) was retrieved from the two men.

Police in Santa Barbara detained Alevarez and Delacruz. Both of them have been charged with robbery.

In a similar incident that happened recently, a 24-year-old man in New York accidentally shot himself while trying to fend off two thieves.

The man, who was not identified, was browsing a jewelry store in the Bronx's Longwood neighborhood on May 10 when two men entered the store and attempted to grab a chain from around his neck, ABC 7 reported.

In an attempt to defend himself, the man pulled out a handgun. However, he ended up accidentally shooting his right leg during the encounter.

The two men who grabbed his chain were able to make off with the accessory and jumped into a car that was parked outside.

The victim was taken to Lincoln Hospital, where he was treated for his injuries.

Police later launched a search for the two men who stole the man's chain, as well as the woman who drove their getaway car.