RESERVE — A Reserve woman shot a man who lived on her street after feeling threatened, authorities said.

St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies began investigating the shooting after receiving word of it at 12:35 a.m. Friday in the 100 block of Rosenwald Street in Reserve.

Deputies located a 45-year-old male victim with a gunshot wound to his upper right chest in the garage of the residence. Emergency medical services brought the victim to a New Orleans-area hospital for treatment.

His condition is unknown.

“The victim identified a 24-year-old woman who lived down the street as the person that shot him,” Sheriff Mike Tregre said. “Detectives spoke with the woman, who told detectives that she had gone out to get something from her car. When she was at the opened trunk of her car, the male subject approached her from behind and startled her when he grabbed her.

“Not being acquainted with the man, she pulled away from his grasp. Feeling threatened by the man as he approached her again, she shot him with her handgun that she had on her person.”

Tregre said detectives did not arrest the woman.

“Upon conclusion of a complete and thorough investigation, detectives will refer the case to the St. John the Baptist Parish District Attorney for review and advisement,” Tregre said.