BATON ROUGE — A man was arrested following an early Sunday morning shooting that left one person injured along Airline Highway, according to the Baton Rouge Police Department. 

Officers located a victim suffering from a gunshot wound around 1:09 a.m. before they were transported to a local hospital. 

According to the police department, extra duty officers were in a parking lot when a fight broke out between two men, leading to shots being fired. Officers observed the suspect, later identified as 28-year-old Kendale Cryer, allegedly running away after firing shots. 

Cryer, who was later apprehended, was allegedly in possession of a handgun before being booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison for attempted second-degree murder, illegal use of weapons and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. 

Cryer's criminal history includes armed robbery, multiple violations of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, false imprisonment and aggravated assault with a firearm.