From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
HELENA — A man was shot and killed at an apartment building near Helena Sunday evening, July 22.
Helena Police Department says it occurred at the Fox Valley Apartments, located on 1st Avenue West in Maylene, around 5:45 p.m.
Police say although the apartment complex is not within the city limits of Helena, the city provides police and emergency services to those apartments reports WVTM 13.
Once officers arrived, they found Jim William Boykin, 39, had been shot once and died at the scene.
The police reported that Boykin was behaving erratically and accosted a female neighbor, who apparently shot him in self-defense.
There was a prior report filed stating Boykin had threatened them with physical harm. The case remains under investigation.