A man was shot and killed by Baldwin County sheriff’s deputies early Wednesday after authorities say he opened fire on them during an encounter in the rural Perdido community.
According to the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office, two deputies on patrol contacted a suspicious person walking along County Road 47 at McCoy Road at about 1:30 a.m. While deputies were attempting to identify him, officials said the man produced a gun and fired at the deputies, who returned fire and killed him.
No Deputies Hurt; Case Under Review
Neither deputy was injured in the exchange of gunfire, the agency said.
Authorities did not immediately release the name of the man who was killed or the identities of the deputies involved. The shooting is being investigated by the multi-agency Baldwin County Major Crimes Unit, which handles officer-involved shootings in the county.