HPD: 2nd Ave. shooting victim in critical condition

HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) - Police are working to sort out the details of a Monday afternoon shooting.

Investigators were called to a home in the 2900 block of 2nd Avenue just after 1 p.m.

One man was shot in the torso and was transported to the hospital by HEMSI.

Police said the victim is in critical condition.

Investigators believe the victim is landlord of the property and that they were shot after an argument with someone in the house.

The alleged shooter's family said the landlord came into the house before noon and removed the locks. A woman inside the house said she then called police and her father.

She said she tried to confront the landlord, and seconds later, the man was shot.

"I grabbed the gun off the table and said, 'You have to leave,'" said Tina Tyrell. "'I am telling you, you have to leave.' He went after my dad like he was going to hit my dad, so my dad took the gun and shot him. We felt for our lives, so we did it in self-defense."

No charges have been announced at this time, but police said several people have been questioned as the investigation continues.

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