BATON ROUGE - Police arrested a man who allegedly shot his girlfriend's ex after a fight started between the two men in February. 

The Baton Rouge Police Department said it arrested Kelly Downey Jr., 22, after a shooting that happened on Lanier Drive on Feb. 9. The victim told police he arrived at a friend's house and saw Downey with his ex-girlfriend and he told the two to leave. 

The two of them briefly left the house, but Downey returned with a gun, which prompted an altercation. Downey reportedly shot the victim in the leg amid the fight. 

Downey was arrested Tuesday for attempted second-degree murder and aggravated assault.