A man accused of shooting a Morgan County woman last week told a 911 dispatcher he killed her moments before police arrived to arrest him, according to court documents.

Wyatt Braxton Young, 25, of Falkville, is being held in the Morgan County Jail without bond, charged with capital murder.

He is accused of killing Nancy Deanne Sandlin Fox, 59, of Hartselle, who was found dead at the scene at a Stage Road residence in Hartselle Thursday.

Court documents filed against Young say that he drove to the home on Thursday before 9 a.m. armed with a .45 pistol, intending to kill Fox.

Once he exited his vehicle, he saw her inside the home. She saw him and dialed 911, saying there was a man with a gun outside her house.

As Young walked toward the house, he fired into it, according to investigators.

He broke the front door’s glass, entered, and fired at Fox as she ran toward her bedroom. There he shot her, then struck her in the head with the weapon after it ran out of ammunition. He also kicked her with his steel-toed boots, authorities say.

Once Young called 911, the document stated, he told dispatchers his name and location and said that he had killed Fox.

He waited for officers, who took him into custody at the scene. He also told an officer that he was responsible for her death.

Fox was pronounced dead in the home.

In a statement in her obituary, Fox’s family called her “a loving mother, grandmother, and sister and she loved taking care of people.”

“In the words of her children, ‘Our mom was the most kind, caring and trusting person we know. She never met a stranger, and she would give the shirt off her back for anyone even if it was the only thing she had to give. If you knew her, you were her family, friend, or unofficial adopted child. She is loved and missed by many. We just ask for all your prayers as we go through this difficult time of grief and healing.’”