One man is dead and another jailed following a shooting earlier this week in Chilton County.

The fatal shooting happened Tuesday at a home on County Road 324, Sheriff John Shearon announced Thursday.

The victim has been identified as Kirby Jones, 32, of Maplesville.

Evan Romano, 25, of Clanton, is charged with murder. He was booked into the Chilton County Jail Thursday afternoon and is held on $100,000 bond.

Chilton County E-911 received a report of a shooting, and deputies were immediately dispatched to the scene.

They arrived to find Jones suffering from at least one gunshot wound to the chest. He was taken to the hospital where he later died.

Shearon said the preliminary findings and witness statements indicate Jones was visiting a friend when an altercation broke out between him

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