A fight between a father and son in the Langtown community turned deadly, leaving the son dead and the father hospitalized.

The Lawrence County coroner identified the son as 40-year-old Jeffrey Blake Darnell.

Investigators reported the altercation took place at a home on County Road 214 Monday night.

Darnell allegedly struck his father with a metal bar, prompting the father to shoot his son in self-defense, according to Lawrence County Sheriff's deputies.

Authorities are still working to uncover details that led to this incident and are seeking updates on the father's condition.

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