An Escambia County man was arrested last week after authorities said he admitted to shooting his roommate after a fight over finances that escalated to the roommate breaking dishes and plates in their shared kitchen.

Lunel Iland, 34, was arrested April 9 by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.

The first deputy who responded to the incident at the Li Fair Drive home found Iland standing on his driveway awaiting law enforcement’s arrival. Iland informed the deputy that a 9-millimeter pistol was in his front pocket, and the deputy took his gun, according to Iland's arrest report.

When deputies entered the home, they observed shattered dishes scattered across the kitchen floor, spent shell casings in the dining room and a man with gunshot wounds who had torn and blood-stained clothing.

The gunshot victim was transported to Baptist Hospital.

Iland told investigators that he shot his roommate, according to his arrest report. He said his wife and five children were inside the home at the time of the shooting, but they did not witness the incident.

Iland's wife told deputies her husband and their roommate had argued throughout the day about financial issues and who was going to pay which bill, the report stated.

She told deputies she grew tired of listening to their bickering so she walked to the garage to smoke a cigarette. She said she then heard the gunshot and ran back inside the home, where she ended up using a kitchen knife to cut open the roommate's shirt and try to provide medical assistance.

Iland provided investigators with a video of the incident that he made on his cellphone. He said he placed his cellphone in his pocket soon after pushing the record button, so most of the video was only audio.

Deputies reviewed the video and reported they heard people arguing, the sounds of plates breaking and then four consecutive gunshots, followed by female screams and the voice of the victim repeatedly saying he was sorry and asking for help, the report states.

The report also stated that "Iland is heard taunting" the roommate after he was shot.

Iland was booked into the Escambia County Jail with a $100,000 bond.

Colin Warren-Hicks can be reached at colinwarrenhicks@pnj.com or 850-435-8680