Why Own a Firearm For Protection: Let's Take A LOOK

The Bay County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call at about 6:05 am today, May 26, 2020, in reference to a home invasion burglary.

Deputies responded to 2319 Mound Avenue, Panama City, to find a man, shot, on the floor inside the home, a handgun on the kitchen counter. EMS responded and pronounced the man dead at the scene

The residents, a man in his 70’s, and his wife, stated to deputies that the husband had been outside in front of the home when he saw the man walking down the street, acting erratically. He was screaming and swearing, and, according to witnesses, acting very aggressively and erratically. The man walked down the husband’s driveway and approached the husband in a threatening manner. The husband went into the garage and then into the house to get away from the man, but the man followed, beating on the door to the house. The man then went to the front door, which was glass, and busted the glass and made entry. The man knocked the wife to the ground, got on top of her, and was beating her about the head. The husband stated he felt he could not physically stop the intruder, so he went upstairs to get his firearm. He shot the firearm multiple times, ending the threat.

The wife was taken by EMS to a local hospital for treatment of her injuries.