BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A person has been arrested following a shooting on Lorna Avenue in Baton Rouge.

According to an arrest report, Mario Sevilla, 25, is charged with attempted second-degree murder, aggravated assault with a firearm, and illegal use of weapons or dangerous instrumentalities.

Authorities said the shooting happened around 5:30 a.m. on Friday, August 29. When they arrived at the scene, they found a person with multiple gunshot wounds, who was then taken to a hospital to get treated.

The suspect allegedly shot the victim approximately four times as the victim was walking away, the arrest report stated.

Authorities said a witness picked the suspect out of a photographic lineup.

Sevilla was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.

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