A man was injured by a shotgun blast Tuesday in Estate Work and Rest, the V.I. Police Department reported.

The victim’s name was not released, in accord with a department policy not to release the names of victims.

According to the police, officers were dispatched to the scene a few minutes before 7 p.m. Tuesday. Once there they found an injured adult male lying on the ground. He appeared to be bleeding.

Police saw a knife and a spent shotgun shell in the immediate area.

Police said that allegedly the victim had been armed with a knife while arguing with another man who was armed with a shotgun. The suspect fled the area after the shooting, according to the report.

The victim was shot in his foot and treated at the Juan F. Luis Memorial Hospital.

The case is being followed up by the Criminal Investigation Bureau detectives.