A Cullman County man is dead following an officer-involved shooting Sunday near Hanceville.

Cullman County Coroner Jeremy Kilpatrick identified Robert Clay Wilsford, 65, as the man who was killed Sunday afternoon on County Road 599 after Hanceville Police say he threatened an officer with a gun.

Officers with the Alabama Bureau of Investigation (ABI) were at the scene of the scene of the shooting to investigate.

In a statement released on Facebook late Sunday, the Hanceville Police Department confirmed that one man had been shot and killed in the incident, after the deceased subject allegedly opened fire on at least one Hanceville officer, who was responding at the residence to conduct a requested welfare check. 

“Law enforcement, fire and medical personnel all provided immediate first aid to the suspect,” Hanceville police said, “but he was pronounced dead a short time later.” No officers or other bystanders were injured in the incident. 

The residence where the shooting occurred lies outside the Hanceville city limits, but within the Hanceville Police Department’s jurisdiction. County Road 599 is closed to through traffic until ABI has finished processing the scene. 

Below is the Hanceville Police Department’s Facebook posting on the incident:

*In Reference To The Officer Involved Shooting*

Earlier today, a concerned citizen called the Hanceville Police Department in reference to a family member’s well-being.

Hanceville Police Officers were dispatched to a residence on County Road 599 in Hanceville, Cullman County, Alabama to perform a welfare check on the individual whom the family member had concerns for. 

Shortly after officers arrived on scene, they were met with gunfire from an individual at the residence, which struck the officer’s patrol car several times. 

Shots were exchanged between officers and the suspect at the residence, which resulted in the suspect being shot multiple times. No officers were injured in the exchange of gunfire.

Law enforcement, fire and medical personnel all provided immediate first aid to the suspect, but he was pronounced dead a short time later.

The Alabama State Bureau of Investigation will be conducting the investigation into the shooting incident, as it is standard practice for an officer involved shooting.

No further details are available at this time and if/when they become available, they will be released as allowed.