Man dies of injuries after being shot by Headland police officer

HEADLAND, Al.
Authorities say a 33-year-old Headland man has died from his injuries after a confrontation with police in Headland.
Two Headland police officers also suffered minor injuries Tuesday morning.
Reports state police had been summoned to help paramedics get the man to a hospital.
Henry County Coroner Derek Wright said Opatrick Fitzgerald Humphrey died about 3:35 p.m. at Southeast Alabama Medical Center.
Wright said Humphrey suffered two gunshot wounds, one that grazed his chest and a fatal wound to the abdomen.
Headland Police Chief Mark Jones said the shooting happened after police responded to a medical call around 4:30 a.m. Tuesday. Jones said the suspect was combative and repeatedly charged toward an officer, and was shot.
Jones stated : “He snatched the car door open and started pulling the officer out of the car. The officer was able to pull his weapon and fire one shot.”

When the second officer arrived, he heard the gun shot and saw another officer lying on the ground. That’s when he fired his weapon, Jones said.