Source: NBC 15 News
“A father of three in Spanish Fort shot a 17-year-old boy who was breaking into his home shortly after midnight on Saturday, according to police. The teenager survived and is in serious condition. Spanish Fort Police Chief John Barber said a woman heard someone outside her Caisson Trace home and woke her husband. They then heard glass breaking in a front window. … The father, acting in self-defense, fired one shot with a pistol, hitting the teenager in the upper abdomen. … The teen was flown to University Hospital and remains in serious condition.” (03/24/25)