A pickaxe-wielding attacker is dead and a 77-year-old Alabama man is alive in the aftermath of a self-defense shooting on Tuesday.
Capt. Bullock with the Foley Police Department told Fox10 the man "had no choice but to defend himself" in "what looks like a home invasion." The ordeal began when the man heard a loud crash inside his apartment on Tuesday night. He then saw a pickaxe smash through his door and a man kick what was left of it down so he could enter the room.
That's when the man drew his pistol and shot at the attacker.
"The male subject entered his bedroom, wearing a black bandanna on his face and charging towards him, where the homeowner then fired his pistol," Foley Police told WKRG. "There are no charges against the homeowner as this appears to be a case of self-defense."
The building's owner Terry Azevedo said the attacker charged at the man and continued to advance towards him even after being shot.
"It looks like the pickaxe didn't work and what it looks like to me is he kicked at it since the pickaxe didn't knock it open," he told AL.com. "He continued to charge at him and he ended up shooting him seven times."
Police told reporters they found 20-year-old Sedrick D. Jemison deceased at the scene of the attack. There are no reports of any injuries to the 77-year-old victim.