An argument between two men who live on boats in a Coconut Grove marina ended up with one of them shot multiple times Monday night, Miami police said.

The violence happened shortly before 5 p.m. at the Dinner Key Marina located at 3400 Pan American Drive over one of the men's belongings ending up on the other man's vessel, according to a Miami police arrest report.

The victim, who was not named in the report, packed the belongings onto his dinghy and drove them over to the other man's boat, police say. Once at the vessel, he threw the belongings onto the deck of the boat.

That's when police say the boat's owner, Joseph Randall Woodward, 43, came out from the cabin holding a black rifle.

He opened fire, shooting the other man in the abdomen and grazing his right forearm and left side of the head, according to the police report.

The victim ducked down into his dinghy and left the scene. But police say Woodward dropped his rifle, hopped into his dinghy and gave chase.

He caught up with the other man's dinghy and grabbed his shirt. The other man was able to find a flashlight on his dinghy and hit Woodward in the face with it, police said, causing him to lose his grip on the victim's arm.

The victim made it to shore and called police. He was taken to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital. His condition as of Tuesday night was not immediately available.

Officers interviewed Woodward's girlfriend, who said she was sleeping inside the boat when the incident happened, according to the report.

Woodward was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital to be treated for the laceration on his head from the flashlight and then released into police custody.

After being read his rights, he told police that he was inside his boat eating cereal while his girlfriend slept when he heard a commotion outside, according to the report. He said when he went outside, he saw the other man throwing things on his boat and dinghy, the report states.

Woodward told police that as he stood on his boat, the other man threw a flashlight at him, hitting him in the face. He told police he did chase after the other man on his dinghy and he noticed the man was bleeding from his upper torso and arm.

However, police say he denied shooting the man.

Woodward was booked into Turner Guilford Correctional Center on one count of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and a count of displaying a firearm while committing a felony. As of Tuesday night, he was waiting for a judge to set bond.

Information on his legal representation was not immediately available.