10:53 AM MDT on Tuesday, May 30, 2006

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McCALL - A Valley County man is dead, and the man who pulled the trigger says he did it in self-defense.

The 26-year-old shooter admitted to police that he killed the man, but he says he did it for his own protection.

Because he has not been charged with a crime, police are not releasing his name.

The deceased is 23-year old James Prescott.  Police say he was shot at least twice – once each in the chest and stomach.

He died Monday morning at McCall Memorial Hospital. The victim's two brothers 21-year-old Patrick Prescott and 24-year-old William Prescott were taken into custody on aggravated battery charges.

McCall police chief Jerry Summers says it happened just after 4:30 a.m. Memorial Day at a home on Lakeside Avenue – near Lardo’s Restaurant.

According to police 11 people were at a party in the home when a fight broke out.

Police say a number of metal weapons were used in the fight.

Valley County Jail

James W. Prescott

The shooter tells police the Prescott brothers attacked him with the weapons, and that's when he shot James Prescott in self-defense.

"The shooter is a 26-year-old adult male whose name is being held at this time,” Chief Jerry Summers with the McCall Police Department said. “No charges have been filed and the circumstances surrounding the shooting are under investigation.  the charges on the admitted shooter will be determined after an autopsy was performed."

An autopsy will be performed on the body within the next few days.

Chief Summers says the two Prescott brothers are in custody now and will be arraigned Tuesday.

As for the man who admitted to pulling the trigger - he was released from custody, pending further investigation.

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Police crews respond to a home at 606 Lakeside Ave. in McCall -- where one person was shot

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