An Alabama man is behind bars after authorities say he fatally shot another man Sunday night while he was perched about 75 yards away.

The suspect told investigators he did fire the shots but missed his target.

The victim was identified Monday as Oscar Lee Eiland, according to Lee County Coroner Daniel Sexton.

Eiland was 58.

Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched at 7:18 p.m. to the 100 block of Lee Road 684 North on a report of a shooting. That location is in the Beulah community.

When deputies arrived, they made contact with 58-year-old Christopher James Espey Futral who was hiding behind a fence.

He called out to deputies saying that he was putting his gun down and coming out with his hands up.

Futral was taken into custody without incident.

Eiland was then found inside his home with multiple gunshot wounds to the pelvic and groin area, sheriff’s officials said.

Deputies performed CPR on Eiland until medics arrived. He was taken to East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika where he was pronounced dead.

Investigators recovered a .243 caliber bolt action hunting rifle and multiple spent shell casings from the yard at Futral’s residence.

Sheriff’s spokeswoman Jessica Henderson investigators determined Futral shot Eiland from a perched position from about 75 yards away.

“He admitted to the shooting but stated he missed his intended target,” Henderson said.

Authorities did not say whether Futral said who or what he was trying to shoot.

Futral is charged with murder. He is being held in the Lee County Detention Center with no bond, awaiting an Aniah’s Law Hearing.

Anyone with additional information is asked to contact the Lee County Sheriff’s Office at 334-749-5651 or Central Alabama Crime Stoppers at 334-215-STOP (7867).