One man is dead and another was arrested after an argument about music between roommates escalated into a shooting.

Sheldon Sturgill, 41, and his roommate were taking shots and drinking beer Friday at their apartment near Baseline and Ellsworth roads when the two parties began to bicker over the type of music they were listening to, police wrote in court records. The roommate punched Sturgill in the face, causing a cut over his right eye, Mesa police said.

Sturgill retreated to his bedroom and his roommate followed. Sturgill then picked up a 9 mm handgun and shot his roommate several times before he called 911 and surrendered to officers, police wrote in court records.

Mesa fire personnel arrived and pronounced the roommate dead at 8 p.m. His name was not immediately released.

After being interviewed by Mesa police, Sturgill was taken to a hospital and received stitches for the cut.

Police searched the apartment and found the gun Sturgill said he used to shoot his roommate.

Sturgill faces a second-degree murder charge; he was being held Monday in a Maricopa County jail.

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