Forrest Bullin

BAY MINETTE, Alabama — A Baldwin County Sheriff’s Deputy is recovering after being shot, reportedly by a suspect in a domestic dispute in the early morning hours Tuesday in the Latham community of Stockton.

Cpl. Michael Walker and two other deputies responded to the home of Forrest Carl Bullin, 37, on Alabama 59 in Stockton at around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday morning. Bullin was identified as a suspect after investigators say they received a call at around 8:30 Monday night of a woman who was reportedly forced out of a moving vehicle then fell off a bridge on Alabama 59.

Shortly after arriving on the scene, officials say Walker was shot in the face, shoulder and torso area and immediately returned fire.

“He was the supervising officer on the scene and was the only one to return fire as far as we know,” said Sheriff Huey “Hoss” Mack Jr. in a press conference Tuesday morning. “Based on reports from the scene and my personal monitoring of the situation, he continued to give commands even after he was loaded into an ambulance and was being transported to the hospital.”

Walker was taken to USA Medical Center, where he is listed in serious, but stable condition, Mack said.

“Both officers remained on the scene until the suspect was captured, then they went to the hospital to be with their fellow officer,” Mack said. “Both appear to be okay. We will be conducting an internal investigation as with all officer involved shootings.”

Officers with the S.W.A.T. unit were called to the scene, along with Sheriff’s Department negotiators, and after more than four hours, Bullin surrendered and was taken into custody.

He was transported to the Baldwin County Corrections Facility where he was booked on attempted murder charges.

“We are currently investigating the case and will most likely bring multiple charges against Mr. Bullin,” said Baldwin County District Attorney Bob Wilters.

The Baldwin County Major Crimes Unit was called in to lead in the investigation.

“Since a Baldwin County deputy was involved in the shooting, the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office will not be involved in the investigation, except to provide information,” said Gulf Shores Police Chief Ed Delmore, chairman of the Baldwin County Major Crimes Unit.

GSPD Lt. Bill Cowan, public information officer with the BCMCU, was also on hand for Tuesday morning’s press conference at the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office in Bay Minette, and provided a timeline of events for the incident.

Bullin has a long list of bookings with the Baldwin County Corrections Facility, dating back to a DUI charge in 2011, according to online jail records.

According to records he was last booked Sept. 22, 2016 on second degree assault charges. He was released the next day on a $5,000 bond.

“We are currently working on getting his bond revoked,” Wilters said. Further charges against Bullin will likely be announced by the end of the day on Tuesday. A bond hearing will be scheduled for Wednesday morning or Wednesday afternoon.

When asked the likelihood that Bullin will receive a bond, Wilters said, “Everyone under our current system of justice is afforded the right to bond. We will just have to wait and see what happens.”

The victim in Monday night’s domestic dispute was transported to a local hospital where she was reportedly in fair condition, Cowan said during the press conference.