BATON ROUGE — A man was shot along West Brookstown Drive and taken to the hospital early Friday morning.

Emergency services, including Baton Rouge Police and EMS, were dispatched to the shooting around 2:13 a.m. 

According to Baton Rouge Police, the man was walking to a friend's house when he was struck by a bullet in the leg by someone he didn't know in dark clothing. 

Officials told WBRZ that the person was hospitalized in stable condition.