SRSO: Milton shooting that left one dead may have been self-defense in family squabble

Emma Kennedy | Pensacola News Journal

A Milton man was killed early Saturday morning in what police believe may have been a self-defense homicide.

The Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office responded to the shooting around 7:20 a.m. in the 5500 block of Sweet Memory Lane, where Milton man Jeffrey Troy Pernicka, 32, was pronounced dead and another adult male was taken in for questioning.

SRSO said in a press release Saturday afternoon that after initial investigation it appears the man who shot Pernicka was acting in self-defense.

Police believe there was a domestic altercation between two adult members of the same family that led to the firearm being used.

The male who fired the shots was taken to hospital with serious injuries, according to SRSO.

The case is still open, and the shooting is under investigation.