BATON ROUGE - Police said a man who shot his roommate during an argument in Baton Rouge did so in self-defense Monday night.

Investigators said the shooting happened at the Fairway View apartment complex on College Drive around 5:30 p.m. Monday.

BRPD said one man was shot, but did not have life-threatening injuries. Officers said that man attacked his roommate, which led to the shooting.

Police did not say what the initial argument was about.