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Accused robber charged in own shooting

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JUPITER, Fla., Jan. 16 (UPI) -- An alleged lookout shot in a Florida robbery attempt has been charged with shooting himself, authorities say.

Tavian Canady, 20, of Riviera Beach, charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder with a firearm and five counts of attempted armed robbery, was ordered held without bond by Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Ted Booras, The Palm Beach Post reported.

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When officers found Canady and two other men shot Dec. 10 in Jupiter, they initially determined he was one of the robbers and was shot by one of his cohorts, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said.

He is being charged with three shootings he did not actually carry out -- including his own -- under a law that holds someone taking part in a crime can be charged with all its results. The other robbery suspects have not been arrested, the sheriff's office said.

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