Florida homeowner fatally shoots man, 31, who was 'acting erratically' after he 'smashed through his front glass door and attacked his wife'

A Florida homeowner fatally shot a visitor from Georgia who smashed through his front door and began beating his wife inside, sheriff'...

A Florida homeowner fatally shot a visitor from Georgia who smashed through his front door and began beating his wife inside, sheriff's officials said.

The Bay County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call about a home invasion at about 6.05am Tuesday morning.

When police arrived to the Panama City home, they found Nathan Jerrell Edwards, 31, dead inside the residence, the Bay County Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook post.

Witnesses told deputies that Edwards had been walking down the street, 'screaming and swearing ... acting very aggressively and erratically,' the post stated.

The homeowner, a man in his 70s, told police that Edwards threatened him while he was standing outside his home.

'The man walked down the husband’s driveway and approached the husband in a threatening manner,' police said, adding that the homeowner then retreated inside his home to get away. 

The man and his wife told police that Edwards first started beating on the door to the house. 

Deputies said Edwards then smashed through the glass front door and began beating the man's wife inside. 

'The man knocked the wife to the ground, got on top of her, and was beating her about the head,' police said in the statement. 

The husband told police that he felt he could not physically stop the intruder and went upstairs to get his gun. 

Moments later, the homeowner fired several shots, striking Edwards. 

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Deputies said Edwards smashed through the glass front door (left and right) and began beating the man's wife inside. The husband, a man in his 70s, went upstairs, grabbed a gun and shot Edwards multiple times, police said 

Edwards was pronounced dead at the scene. The man's wife was taken to a local hospital for treatment. 

Authorities learned Edwards had been staying at a rental home with friends nearby, according to a separate post.

Investigators found illegal drugs, a gun and money, as well as children. 

Each adult inside the home was arrested and charged with child neglect and other charges.