PELL CITY, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama sheriff’s deputy fatally shot an armed man while responding to a domestic violence call, authorities said Tuesday.
The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office was called to a Pell City home after 10 p.m. Monday on a report of a physical domestic altercation, according to Sheriff Billy Murray.
When officers arrived, they encountered a man later identified as Kevin Darion Wells, 56, who was brandishing a handgun, the agency said.
Murray said deputies repeatedly ordered Wells to drop the weapon but he pointed his gun at a deputy. The deputy fired, striking Wells, officials said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Wells had a previous misdemeanor domestic violence charge that was dismissed at the state’s request in August, according to court records obtained by Al.com.
Murray said the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office was investigating the shooting. He did not say whether the deputy was injured or whether they would be placed on leave during the review.
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