The Baldwin County Sheriff's homicide in the Crossroads Community of Baldwin County on Friday night.

The BCSO reported that at approximately 8:40 pm deputies along with ambulance and rescue units responded to 9991 County Road 138 for a report of a male subject found unconscious by his wife.

When medical units arrived they discovered that the male subject had suffered what appeared to be a gunshot wound to the head and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators said the man from an apparent homicide.

The BCSO has identified the man as 74-year-old, Joseph Elmer Broughton.

Last night, criminal and crime scene investigators were called to the residence to begin speaking with family members and processing the residence for evidence.

The BCSO says that the investigation is in the early stages and additional information will be release as the case develops.