Georgia authorities are investigating a shooting at a home in south Fulton County after an 81-year-old man allegedly shot and killed a man trying to break into his home early Tuesday, police said. It turns out the would-be burglar was the man's adult son.
The estranged son, identified as Troy Fountain, 56, tried "to make forced entry into the father's home and was shot one time," Chattahoochee Hills police Chief Stoney Mathis said. "The son is deceased and the case is under investigation at this time."
Mathis said Fountain threw a rock through the glass in the front door. Police told WSB-TV that the father shot through the door and hit the son in the head.
Officials have not filed charges against the father, identified as Lance Fountain.
"He had filed a report of his son stealing some things and also previous drug history," Mathis told Channel 2. "We're trying to determine if it was self-defense and if indeed everything took place the way they say it took place."
Authorities learned of the deadly shooting in the 3900 block of Cascade Palmetto Highway just after 3 a.m.
Lance Fountain, his wife and an adult sibling of Troy Fountain were in the home during the shooting, WSB reported.
Chattahoochee Hills and Palmetto police initially responded to the scene due to confusion over the jurisdiction. South Fulton police, which just started providing services Monday, came as well. Ultimately, the case was turned over to Chattahoochee Hills.
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