A roommate dispute in South Lake Tahoe ended with shots being fired and one person arrested.

Robert Choate Jr., 34, was arrested on March 14 on charges of assault with a deadly weapon. He was being held on $100,000 bail.

The incident started March 12 about 10pm when people called 911 about shots being fired in the 3700 block of Aspen Avenue. While officers were there, a man went to the police department to report what happened.

The victim, who was not shot, was roommates with Choate. He told officers that Choate had been stealing from him and wanted Choate to move out.

“During a confrontation between the victim and Choate, Choate pulled a shotgun out and pointed it at the victim. The victim wrestled Choate for the shotgun, during which the shotgun discharged. The victim was able to get the shotgun away from Choate and brought it to the police department to report the incident,” officers said.

Choate was located at a Stateline area hotel and arrested without incident.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report