The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate the

officer involved shooting that occurred around 6:49 pm on Sunday.

Around 6:36 pm the Foley Police Department received a 911 transfer

of a domestic incident in progress at the Homeport Lounge in Foley.

The suspect was identified as Mark Martin Everson, 55 years old, of

18178 Keller Road. The complainant stated that Everson had said

that he was going to burn her residence to the ground. A vehicle

description was given out to the responding officer, Sgt. Dempsey

Hunt.

While responding to the call, Sgt. Hunt passed the suspect vehicle,

a silver Ford Taurus, traveling east on Keller Road. Sgt. Hunt turned

around on the suspect vehicle and conducted a traffic stop at Keller

Road and Alabama 59.

Sgt. Hunt ordered the suspect to turn off his vehicle. Sgt. Hunt then

asked the suspect to show his hands numerous times. The suspect

exited his vehicle with a high-powered rifle. The suspect was ordered

numerous times to put the gun down. The suspect pointed the rifle at

Sgt. Hunt at which time Sgt. Hunt fired several shots at the suspect,

fatally wounding him. Everson was transported to Baptist Hospital in

Pensacola where he was pronounced dead.

The incident was recordered in its entirety by Sgt. Hunt’s dash cam.

That video will not be released at this time.

The suspect in this case is identified as Mark Martin Everson of

19178 Keller Road in Foley. It does not appear that Everson has any

criminal history.

Sgt. Dempsey Hunt is an 18-year veteran of law enforcement.

The Foley Police Department is conducting a separate internal

investigation to determine if any policies or procedures were violated.

While it remains early in this investigation, it appears there was no

wrong doing on behalf of Sgt. Hunt. Sgt. Hunt was justified in the

fatal shooting of the suspect, Mark Everson.

The investigation into this case will continue until completion and it

will be presented to a Baldwin County Grand Jury for review.