Andrea Canning

He says he made the split second decision to fire his gun, fearing for his life.

All of this happening, he says, in the pitch black darkness.

But the person Lars shot was not an intruder.

It was Debbie.

Police quickly determined that the only shot fired in the house came from Lars' gun.

He said it was an accident, a case of mistaken identity.

Lars answered each of the investigators' questions.

In return, he just wanted to know one thing.

So after two hours of talking, they broke the news.

Just before 10 a.m., police let Lars go.

Ken and Christy remember their younger brother that morning overwhelmed with grief.

He was broken.

In those hours afterwards, what was he talking about?

Across town, Debbie's tennis friends were out on the court waiting for her to start that early morning match.

One of their husbands came out to tell them about Debbie.

and said that Lars had shot her.

What are you thinking when you hear that?

It was very surreal.

In Arkansas, Jim and Ann Kelly learned the news from their son.

That's just the worst news that a mother could ever hear.