An argument between two men at a Bessemer home ended in a fatal shooting.

Bessemer police Sgt. Justin Burmeister said the altercation happened at 1:44 p.m. Tuesday in the 1300 block of Hearn Avenue.

During the altercation, one man stabbed the other. The man who was stabbed then pulled a gun and shot his assailant.

The stabbing victim was taken to the hospital. The extent of his injuries wasn’t immediately known.

The man who was shot was pronounced dead on the scene.

Burmeister said the investigation is ongoing, but the deadly shooting appears to be justified at this point.

There have been homicides so far this year in Bessemer. In all of Jefferson County, there have been 173, including the nine in Bessemer.