A man who says he was walking down LaSalle Street says he heard what he thought was a gunshot, and then the man realized he had been shot.

The victim ran to a friend's house on Cedar Hill Circle, and the friend called Iberia Parish deputies.

The man was taken to a hospital to be treated for the shot to his upper body.

Police are asking anyone with information about the crime to call their office at 337-369-3711.

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