The suspect charged with murder in the shooting death Thursday of a 29-year-old man in Huntsville during a domestic incident is a basketball coach who acted in self-defense, her attorney said.

Kashonna Janae Strong, 32, who was charged Friday with murder in the fatal shooting of 29-year-old Antonio Robinson in the 4600 block of Charles Drive, “feared for her life” during the incident, her attorney, Carl Cole, told the Decatur Daily.

“She was attacked by an armed man and she feared for her life,” Cole said of his client, according to the paper. “He tried to strangle her. He went for a gun. I’ve known her for 10 years. She’s coached in the community, she’s officiated games in the community and I know for a fact she’s helped problem kids and kept them out of trouble.”

Strong, a Decatur resident, was an assistant men’s basketball coach at Oakwood University in Huntsville, WAFF reported.

A spokesman for the university told the station the institution “is saddened by this tragic event, and we pray for the victim’s family. The loss of life to gun violence is regrettable. Our campus has been closed for the holidays, but we can confirm that Kashonna Jenae Strong was a contract worker for the university.”

Madison County Jail records showed Strong was released early Friday evening after posting $50,000 bond.