At approximately 2:53 a.m. Tuesday morning, Walton County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call of a shooting that had taken place at the 6100 block of Rock Hill Road, located just off of US Highway 331.

When deputies arrived at the scene they discovered a 59-year-old male with a terminal gun shot wound.

EMS pronounced the male subject dead at the scene.

Florida Department of Law Enforcement, or FDLE, was called to the scene. At this time the investigation is still pending by both the Walton County Sheriff’s Office and FDLE.