The Lee County Virginia Commonwealth’s Attorney Has Ruled A Shooting Earlier This Week As Justifiable. According To A Report From Commonwealth Attorney H. Fuller Cridlin, The Father, Who Drank 13 Beers, Became Increasingly More Agitated With His Son Throughout The Day And Threatened To Kill Him Before Swinging An Axe At Him. Cridlin Said The Son Fired Two Warning Shots In An Attempt To Get His Father To Back Down, But Shot Him When The Man Charged At Him With The Axe. No Charges Will Be Filed Against The Son. The Father Is Being Treated For Non-Life Threatening Injuries. The Son And His Mother Have Obtained A Protective Order Against The Father.