Lee County shootout leaves one dead, one hospitalized

A shootout between two individuals in Lee County left one person dead and another person hospitalized. “Two individuals engaged each other,” according to Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones who said the deadly shooting was an isolated incident and that there is no threat to the community. One person was pronounced dead on the scene, and the other person was airlifted to a hospital for treatment.

According to a statement by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office Investigative Division at approximately 8:13 PM CST, the sheriff’s office received a 911 call about two vehicles stopped in the roadway just north of the Long Bridge on Lee Road 379 in the Valley community of Lee County. The caller stated that after passing the vehicles, she heard what sounded like a gunshot.

Lee County Sheriff’s Deputies arrived on the scene and located a 39-year-old male from the Salem community of Lee County and a 29-year-old male from Pine Mountain Georgia next to their vehicles in the roadway. Both individuals sustained multiple gunshot injuries and were unresponsive. One subject was dead and the other was transported to the East Alabama Medical Center for treatment.

Evidence at the scene indicates that the two subjects had engaged each other in a shoot-out. Investigators recovered two handguns from the scene that were discovered in close proximity to each of the men. No motive has been determined at this time, and the case remains under investigation.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact the Lee County Sheriff’s Office at 334-749-5651 or Central Alabama Crime Stoppers at 334-215-STOP (7867)