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SLIDELL, La. (WGNO) — The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched around 1 a.m. to the Lakeshore Apartments after a resident claimed an unknown armed man entered his apartment and began shooting, striking him once in the shoulder area.

The victim told deputies he armed himself with a gun, at which time the suspect fled.

Emergency medical personnel transported the victim to a hospital, where he was treated for his non-life-threatening wound and released.

This is an ongoing investigation, and anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Sgt. Rudolph at (985) 726-7849.