Nathan Solis

Redding

A Redding man was shot in the foot during an argument with his neighbor Sunday after he slapped away a gun the other person was holding, police said.

The gun went off and William H. Head, 43, was shot in the foot just before 9:30 a.m. on Sunday morning, according to the Redding Police Department.

But Head was also arrested on the suspicion of stalking, assault with a deadly weapon and making a terrorist threat, said Cpl. Sam Llamas.

Earlier, Head physically assaulted his neighbor with a knife and the neighbor brought out a gun for protection.

While the two were arguing Head slapped away his neighbor's gun. The gun fired and shot Head in the foot, said Llamas.

Officers were initially responding to a disturbance call in the 3500 block of Snavely Drive. On their way to the north Redding neighborhood neighbors said they heard a single gunshot.

Head was found on nearby Ward Lane and said he was shot. He was taken to Mercy Medical Center for treatment and was also booked into the Shasta County Jail.