A 31-year-old west Alabama man has been convicted in the killing of another man over a tattoo five years ago.

A Bibb County jury found Charles Ryan Carroll guilty of manslaughter. Fonzo Caddell, 34, died in February 2014.

The shooting happened about 7 p.m. on Feb. 1 of that year when, authorities say, Caddell when to Carroll’s home to get a tattoo done.

Carroll, said Bibb County District Attorney Michael Jackson, refused to ink Caddell because he had been drinking. The two got into a verbal altercation and Carroll told his client to leave.

Fonzo Caddell Jr.

As Caddell was getting into his vehicle, Carroll approached Caddell, pulled out a .22-caliber pistol and shot Caddell in the chest. Caddell was pronounced dead on the scene.

Jackson said the jury deliberated about three hours before finding Carroll guilty. He will be sentenced by Circuit Court Judge Marvin Wiggins at a later time.

“This killing by this gunslinger never should have happened,’’ the district attorney said. “We are going to ask for the maximum sentence.”