A man defended himself after suffering a bullet wound by biting the tip off of one of his alleged attacker’s fingers, San Diego police said.

The incident began at 9:50 p.m. Wednesday in Miramar when a 47-year-old male allegedly fired two rounds from a handgun at a 23-year-old victim on a trail at 10000 Maya Linda Road.

A bullet grazed the younger man’s lower torso, police said in a news release. When a physical struggle ensued after the shooting, he bit the tip of the older man’s middle finger in self-defense.

Both men were transported to local hospitals for treatment.

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