WEEHAWKEN, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say an armed bandit accidentally fired his gun while stealing about $1,000 from the front desk of a Weehawken hotel.

Sheraton Lincoln Harbor Hotel in Weehawken
Sheraton Lincoln Harbor Hotel in Weehawken (Sheraton Lincoln Harbor Hotel)
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The bullet went into a wall, and officers later recovered a shell casing at the scene.

No injuries were reported.

The stolen money was taken from a cash register at the hotel's front desk. The man then walked out the front door and left the area.

He remained at large as of Sunday afternoon.

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