LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A man has been arrested in connection to an Friday morning shooting in Fairdale.

According to the Gonzalez's arrest citation, officers responded to a shooting around 11:00 a.m. on October 3. A man had been shot in both of his legs and was transported to University Hospital.

Gonzalez was found and apprehended in near Outer Loop and 3rd Street Road after getting victim and witness statements about what caused the shooting. Gonzalez was in a verbal argument with the victim, which is when Gonzalez decided to pull out a gun and injure the victim.

Gonzalez has been charged with assault, possession of a handgun by a convicted felon and tampering with physical evidence.

Police took a statement from Gonzalez, in which he claimed to shoot the victim in self defense.

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