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From The Tribune staff reports
CROPWELL, Ala. The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a deadly shooting involving a St. Clair County deputy.
Kevin Darion Wells, 56, of Cropwell was killed on Monday, Jan. 18, 2021.
The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office said the incident happened when a deputy was responding to a domestic altercation at 490 Pepper Road, in Cropwell. The deputy said when he encountered Wells, he noticed he had a handgun.
“After yelling numerous times for the subject to drop the weapon, the subject raised and pointed his weapon at the deputy, Sheriff Billy Murray said in a press release. “The deputy then fired his weapon striking and killing the subject.”
ST. CLAIR COUNTY Authorities are investigating a fatal shooting, involving a St. Clair County Sheriff’s deputy.
According to a press release from the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a domestic altercation at 490 Pepper Road in Cropwell at approximately 10:05 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 18.
Upon arrival, a deputy encountered a male subject armed with a handgun. After yelling numerous times for the subject to drop the weapon, the subject raised and pointed his weapon at the deputy, according to police. The deputy then fired his weapon, killing the subject.
Authorities identified the slain man as Kevin Darion Wells, 56. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Armed domestic violence suspect fatally shot by St. Clair County deputy, sheriff says
Updated Jan 19, 2021;
A St. Clair County man was fatally shot Monday night by deputies responding to a domestic violence call.
Authorities were dispatched at 10:05 p.m. to a physical domestic altercation at 490 Pepper Road in Cropwell, St. Clair County Sheriff Billy Murray said Tuesday.
When officers arrived at the location, they encountered a man who was brandishing a handgun. The deputies repeatedly ordered the man to drop the weapon but instead, the sheriff said, the man pointed his gun at a deputy.
The deputy then fired his weapon and struck the man. He was pronounced dead on the scene.