NORWALK – A 60-year-old Norwalk man shot and wounded a former neighbor who allegedly tried to hit him with a metal bar on Tuesday, deputies said.

Sgt. Greg Arnold said it appears to be self defense.

The shooting happened in a yard in the 1100 block of Dollison Drive around 5:30 a.m.

Callers reported hearing yelling, a fight and a possible gunshot.

An ex-neighbor attempted to strike the 60-year-old with a metal bar, according to Arnold.

The sergeant said the older man shot his alleged assailant once, hitting him in the head.

Arnold said the injury was “non-life threatening” and that the man was walking and talking/. He was taken to St. Francis Medical Center in Lynwood.

He will be booked later for assault, Arnold added.

The shooter was not arrested.