Marianna police say the man who shot his son early Sunday morning may have been acting in self defense. The incident is still under investigation, however, and no charges or arrests have been made in the case.
Lt. Michael Miller identified the man who was shot as 26-year-old Christopher Hitchcock. He was listed in serious condition in the intensive care unit of Jackson Hospital and remained there as of Monday. He is expected to make a full recovery, according to Marianna Police Chief Hayes Baggett.
The shooter was identified as 55-year-old Michael Hitchcock.
Miller said it appears that Christopher Hitchcock was the primary aggressor in a domestic incident involving his girlfriend, and that the elder Hitchcock had stepped in as his son was beating the woman.....
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.....Police responded to 2840 St. Johns St. around 1:30 a.m. Sunday. As officers approached the residence they heard yelling followed by a single gunshot. They found Hitchcock on the porch bleeding heavily from a gunshot wound, officials wrote in a news release.
The shooting occurred after Michael Hitchcock, Christopher’s father, retrieved a handgun from his home and went outside to investigate a disturbance. Hitchcock observed his son choking and fighting with his girlfriend, whose name was not released.
Michael Hitchcock was able to pull his son off of the woman and the two men began to fight.....
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