Anne-Marie Green

I think he was trying to prove that he was innocent.

There's so many twists and turns.

And this is the story for generations that we have to tell.

And that's pretty sad.

On a steamy August night in 2013, Melissa Recuba was airlifted to this hospital, still clinging to life, with a bullet wound to her head.

Her then 22-year-old daughter Chelsea was already there when the helicopter arrived.

I had no idea how I got down there.

I was just panicked and frantic.

Her sister Sabrina, who lives in Wisconsin, sped to the airport in tears.

Melissa's sister Joanne and their father, then a police sergeant in another county, raced to Melissa's bedside.

It's a few hours of driving.

Not that night.

We got there really fast.

Bruno was being treated at a different hospital, where specialists operated on his hand.

Pennsylvania State Police detectives wanted to know how the bullet went through Bruno's palm and hit Melissa in the head.

Less than 15 hours after the shooting, with Bruno's hand freshly bandaged and Melissa on life support,

Detectives asked Bruno to walk them through his house and explain what happened after the couple arrived home from a night out with friends.

Using a toy gun provided by police, Bruno demonstrated how he claims his .40 caliber pistol went off accidentally.

He said their grandson was coming over the next day and he wanted to safely store the gun.

OK.