Bolling remembered as hard-working, kind

Published 2:48 am Wednesday, March 1, 2017

The 27-year-old Andalusia man who died of a gunshot wound in Coffee County late Monday afternoon was known as a kind and hard-working man.

Nicholas “Tyler” Bolling of Andalusia died at Medical Center Enterprise Monday afternoon.

Bolling was a graduate of Andalusia High School. He and his wife, Brooke, had one daughter.

He is also survived by his mother, Lisa Bolling, and a host of family and friends.

Family members remembered him Tuesday as a hard-worker and kind person.

When the Elba Police Department arrived at the scene just after 4 p.m. Monday, Bolling’s co-workers were performing CPR, according to a release from the department. The shooting at the intersection of U.S. Highway 84 East and County Road 501.

Elba Police Chief Freddy Hanchey said emergency responders took over the CPR efforts when they arrived, and Coffee County EMS transported Bolling to Medical Center Enterprise where a short time later he was pronounced dead.

Hanchey said the investigation continues into the fatal shooting is continuing, and the victim’s body has been turned over to forensics for an autopsy. No charges have been filed at this time, he said.

The chief extended thanks to 12th Judicial District Attorney’s Office and the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office for their assistance with this ongoing investigation.