MILTON — A man was shot and killed by a family member Saturday morning, according to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office.
The Sheriff's Office identified the victim as 32-year-old Jeffrey Troy Pernicka.
Deputies responded to the 5500 block of Sweet Memory Lane about nine miles north of Milton at 7:20 a.m. in response to a shooting, a news release from the Sheriff's Office said.
Deputies determined that two men in the same family initially had gotten into a fight.
“The altercation was physical and escalated to the point where a firearm was used,” the press release said. “Evidence is leading us to believe the person who fired the weapon was being attacked at the time of shooting.”
The man who fired the gun was taken to a hospital with severe injuries, the Sheriff's Office reported. His name had not been released as of 5:30 p.m.
The incident remains under investigation.
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