From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
ADGER — An Adger man who beat his girlfriend with a dog chain was shot by his father on Sunday during a domestic dispute that turned ugly.
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputies arrived at the scene in the 10000 block of Camp Oliver Road in Adger, Alabama, to investigate a domestic related shooting. Upon arrival at around 10:10 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020, deputies happened upon a man who had been shot in the stomach.
Witnesses then informed the deputies that the injured man had beaten his girlfriend with a dog chain. During the assault, the man’s father attempted to stop his son, who then threatened to get his shotgun. The father promptly shot his son.
The father alleged that he had feared for his family when he shot his son.
The man accused of beating his girlfriend was transported to a hospital and is in stable condition.
An investigation is ongoing.