Incident

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8-25-2019 Alabama Athens 1-1

Location

August 25, 2019

Incident Address

Athens, Alabama

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: James Alfred Adams
Age: 70
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Family
Name: Alfred Dewayne Adams
Age: 45
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Defensive Use
Defensive Use - Victim stops crime
Defensive Use - Crime occurs, victim shoots subject/suspect/perpetrator
Domestic Violence

Notes

shot son in chest, DGU no charges

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://whnt.com/2019/08/25/one-person-dead-following-domestic-dispute-in-limestone-county/

URL: https://www.waaytv.com/content/news/Investigators-Limestone-County-father-shot-and-killed-son-in-self-defense-will-not-be-charged-558357511.html

District

Congressional District: 5
State Senate District: 1
State House District: 5