JEFFERSON CITY, MO -- An argument over a lawn mower escalated into a shooting Tuesday afternoon in Jefferson City.

At about 4:30 p.m. police officers responded to an assault involving a firearm at 2025 East McCarty Street, which is the site of A-1 Small Engines. The victim said he got into a verbal fight with an employee. The situation escalated when he said the suspect, a 40-year-old Jefferson City man, pulled out a gun. The victim said the suspect fired two shots at him as the man tried to leave. The victim was not hurt.