CROSSVILLE, Ala. – Over the weekend, one man was shot in what authorities are calling an accident.
The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office reported that they were called to a shooting at a home on County Road 34 on December 1.
Upon arrival, authorities stated they found George Allen Murphy, 45, with a gunshot wound to the head.
Authorities said Murphy was standing on the front porch of his neighbor’s house when a juvenile at the house accidentally fired a shot through the closed front door.
Murphy was still in the hospital according to authorities.