A 66-year-old Tuscaloosa man shot his grandson in the back and his wife in the face during a domestic dispute at their home, according to court records released today.

Victor Neal Prentice is charged with capital murder in the Thursday shooting deaths of his wife, 65-year-old Ruby Prentice, and grandson, 20-year-old Justin Prentice, at their home on 20th Avenue East. He remains held without bond in the Tuscaloosa County Jail.

According to a deposition filed today against Prentice, the shootings happened at 12:20 p.m. One witness told police he saw the grandson running from the home as Victor Prentice fired a shotgun at him. Justin Prentice was shot in the back and collapsed in the yard.

A second witness said he saw Ruby Prentice hiding behind a vehicle. As she emerged, according to the deposition, her husband shot her in the face and she, too, collapsed. Police and paramedics responded to the scene and found the wounded victims in the yard. They were taken to DCH Regional Medical Center where they both were pronounced dead.

Victor Prentice remained barricaded inside the family home for the next seven hours. He surrendered just before 7:30 p.m. when lawmen fired tear gas into the home.

Tuscaloosa police and sheriff's deputies responded to home in the 5700 block of 20th Avenue East off of Jug Factory Road. Investigators said they communicated with Victor Prentice throughout the afternoon. When negotiations failed to yield a surrender, officers deployed tear gas and Prentice exited the home before 7:20 p.m. He was checked out by medics, taken in for questioning and jailed a short time later.

Tuscaloosa investigators said there was a history of domestic violence at the home, and said they responded there in previous years. Also today, Victor Prentice filed an affidavit of hardship and said he is retired.