A Stockton woman sitting in her car was shot during a robbery early Sunday morning, Stockton Police said.

Just after 2 a.m., police said that a 44-year-old woman was sitting in her car on the 500 block of North Stanislaus Street when a man forced his way into her car.

The suspect allegedly shot the woman during a struggle and then left the scene with her purse, police said.

She was taken to a hospital with an injury that was not life-threatening.

According to police, the suspect showed up at a hospital with a life-threatening gunshot wound. He was arrested at the hospital, police said. 

It's believed that the suspect shot himself during the struggle with the victim, police said. 

Police identified the suspect as 27-year-old Antonio Eppinger and said he was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and robbery.