Man shot on Highland Road after argument, Baton Rouge police say

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – The Baton Rouge Police Department was called to a Sunday afternoon shooting that left a man hurt.

Police officers responded around 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15 in the 5000 block of Highland Road. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a man who had been shot one time. The person who was shot is expected to survive, BRPD said.

As the investigation unfolded, detectives discovered that the person who was shot had been “behind another vehicle that kept slamming on its brakes,” according to BRPD.

Police said he passed that vehicle and then both vehicles came to a stop at a red light. An argument reportedly took place and the other driver partially blocked the shooting victim’s vehicle. Investigators said the other driver threw a soda can at the windshield.

The victim was reportedly shot while getting out of his vehicle.

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