BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A man is recovering after deputies say he was shot in the arm by his ex-girlfriend’s brother while she attempted to hit the victim with a bat.

The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office responded to the incident shortly after 10 p.m. on Thursday, May 29, at a residence in Baton Rouge. Upon arrival, they say they discovered a man in the driveway suffering from a gunshot wound to the arm. According to authorities, the victim told them that during a verbal argument, his ex-girlfriend tried to hit him with a bat but missed. Following this, he said the woman’s brother allegedly appeared from the side of the residence and shot him. The victim said after he was shot, the woman and her brother punched him multiple times while he was on the ground.

Deputies say the ex-

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