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SALEM — A 20-year-old Salem man was shot in the hand early Thursday morning following a physical fight with another man.

According to Salem police, Eric Barham was taken by private vehicle to Salem Township Hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound to his hand.

Barham was reportedly involved in a fight with 19-year-old Landen McMinn, also known as Landen Williams, while the two were in an apartment at the Salem Village Apartments on West Kell Street.

A disagreement reportedly broke out between the two men and escalated to a physical fight that led to a small caliber pistol being fired.