Followup FL: Domestic Defense Justified in Father Killing Son

A father who shot and killed his drug-addicted son after being attacked with a wooden board has been cleared of wrongdoing, the First Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office announced Monday.

Santa Rosa County deputies responded to a residence at 5545 Sweet Memory Lane in Milton at around 7 a.m. Aug. 25 in reference to a shooting, a news release said. Bruce Pernicka admitted he had shot his son, Jeffery Pernicka, after Jeffery attacked him with a 2-by-4 board.

When deputies arrived Pernicka was found standing outside holding a white cloth to his head, the release said. He had blood on his hands, arms, torso and legs.

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