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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.
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.
Sitting on the mattress still stained with his wife's blood, Bruno tried to show them what happened.
Earlier, investigators had gone through the house shooting video of the scene and collecting evidence and didn't note any signs of a struggle.
Hospital staff found no other injuries on Melissa, and Bruno said they had been getting along just fine.
Jack Wilczewski and his wife Tanya were out to dinner with Bruno and Melissa that evening, and he says everything seemed fine.