A Lakewood man was shot in the neck Wednesday night during a dispute outside an apartment complex, police said Thursday.

The man, 26, was taken to a local hospital and was expected to recover, said police Lt. Dave Guttu. Officers identified another Lakewood man, 36, as a person of interest in the shooting and were searching for him.

Police said the older man had dropped off a woman at an apartment in the 7300 block of 146th Street Southwest about 11 p.m. when he became involved in an argument with a group of people in the parking lot.

At some point, the 26-year-old ran up to the older man’s car and assaulted him, police said. The older man fired one shot, striking the victim in the neck, then drove off, police said.

Stacey Mulick, The News Tribune