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By Letisha Bush Updated: Monday, April 7, 2014, 5:30 pm Published: Monday, April 7, 2014, 1:50 pm Related Content

The case of an Ono Island man accused of shooting a tourist in an alleged road rage incident is putting the spotlight on Alabamas Stand Your Ground law.

Steve Pinson was charged with first degree assault after police say he shot 44-year-old Damon Hembree on Perdido Beach Boulevard and Hwy 161 in 2012.

Police say Hempree and Pinson got into an argument while driving. After the altercation witnesses say Hembree approached Pinsons vehicle and began yelling and cursing.

Pinsons attorney says his client shot Hembree in self defense and is looking at Alabamas Stand Your Ground law as a possible defense.

There is a presumption that a person is in an occupied dwelling or an occupied vehicle that is in reasonable fear. the magic words, reasonable fear for his personal safety at the hands of another individual is no longer required to retreat any further than where he or she may be and can use force, including deadly force, said Steve Salter.

FOX10 News Reporter Letisha Bush is taking a closer look at the law and will have the latest on FOX10 News at 5 p.m.

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Baldwin County case spotlights Stand your Ground Law