Nick Shaughnessy

I wish I could tell my mom how truly sorry I am. This is not something I'm proud of, and I failed her as a son.

I wish I could tell my mom how truly sorry I am. This is not something I'm proud of, and I failed her as a son.

Of course. It was always in the back of my head, like red flags, like stop.

Of course. It was always in the back of my head, like red flags, like stop.

I guess the validation or approval from Jackie.

I guess the validation or approval from Jackie.

Bella, hang in there. There's an ambulance on the way. Just stay with me. Stay with me.

Bella, hang in there. There's an ambulance on the way. Just stay with me. Stay with me.

Then I heard sirens, and I thought, I'm just going to run back to the house because thank God the police are finally here.

Then I heard sirens, and I thought, I'm just going to run back to the house because thank God the police are finally here.

It was chaos. There were police cars and paramedics and ambulance.

It was chaos. There were police cars and paramedics and ambulance.

I said, look, my cousin. Go get my cousin.

I said, look, my cousin. Go get my cousin.

I met Isabella on an accident.

I met Isabella on an accident.

I just remember bringing Isabella out on a gurney, bringing Nick out. Where's Gina? Why aren't they bringing Gina out? I just had a really, really bad feeling.

I just remember bringing Isabella out on a gurney, bringing Nick out. Where's Gina? Why aren't they bringing Gina out? I just had a really, really bad feeling.

The kids really didn't know until I told them the next morning that their mom had died, although I believe that Sam already knew that. He saw a lot, way too much for a little boy that's 10 years old. She was a single mom. She loved being a mom to those two boys. I mean, Gina was all they had. She did everything for them.

The kids really didn't know until I told them the next morning that their mom had died, although I believe that Sam already knew that. He saw a lot, way too much for a little boy that's 10 years old. She was a single mom. She loved being a mom to those two boys. I mean, Gina was all they had. She did everything for them.

I thought, how cool is this? This beautiful little petite girl that's, you know, a police officer. It was literally love at first sight.

I thought, how cool is this? This beautiful little petite girl that's, you know, a police officer. It was literally love at first sight.

Sam and Ben know how wonderful Gina was, but most of us get to experience that for our whole life, about how great our mom is. And they just won't have that.

Sam and Ben know how wonderful Gina was, but most of us get to experience that for our whole life, about how great our mom is. And they just won't have that.

So I told one of the detectives that they both had sneakers on, dark pants. One individual had a red hoodie, and one individual had a black hoodie. The individual with the red hoodie had two gold teeth. I was shot three times, and I have one bullet that went just under my ear. And it traveled through the back of my neck, hit my spinal cord.

So I told one of the detectives that they both had sneakers on, dark pants. One individual had a red hoodie, and one individual had a black hoodie. The individual with the red hoodie had two gold teeth. I was shot three times, and I have one bullet that went just under my ear. And it traveled through the back of my neck, hit my spinal cord.

The doctor came in and said, we're not going to operate on you. It's going to be too risky. You could get paralyzed. And now the bullet sits vertically up and down in front of my C1, so in this area. And it looks like about that big.

The doctor came in and said, we're not going to operate on you. It's going to be too risky. You could get paralyzed. And now the bullet sits vertically up and down in front of my C1, so in this area. And it looks like about that big.

I said, why don't you come over to my grandmother's house? We can have dinner. And after dinner, we can study together.

I said, why don't you come over to my grandmother's house? We can have dinner. And after dinner, we can study together.

We were sitting in the waiting room. John came out to get Sam. And I said, would you like for me to come in? He said, no, Graham, I think I will just go and talk to him by myself.

We were sitting in the waiting room. John came out to get Sam. And I said, would you like for me to come in? He said, no, Graham, I think I will just go and talk to him by myself.

Isabella and I finished studying around 1230.

Isabella and I finished studying around 1230.

I walked her out to the car. And she put away her gun and her bulletproof vest.

I walked her out to the car. And she put away her gun and her bulletproof vest.

We'd been in court all week. Finally, the jury came back with a verdict. It only took them three hours. It was a guilty verdict.

We'd been in court all week. Finally, the jury came back with a verdict. It only took them three hours. It was a guilty verdict.

It makes me really angry that a person that has done this type of crime twice gets a third chance. Because my daughter, Gina, had never committed a crime, and she didn't get any chance.

It makes me really angry that a person that has done this type of crime twice gets a third chance. Because my daughter, Gina, had never committed a crime, and she didn't get any chance.

There was a lot of times in that courtroom when I wanted to, like, just jump up and say, this is all a lie.

There was a lot of times in that courtroom when I wanted to, like, just jump up and say, this is all a lie.

When we were waiting for the verdict for Mario Coleman, it seemed like minutes were hours.

When we were waiting for the verdict for Mario Coleman, it seemed like minutes were hours.

What time is it? What time is it? What time is it? There's always that risk they could walk him out of the courtroom.

What time is it? What time is it? What time is it? There's always that risk they could walk him out of the courtroom.

What are they going to say?

What are they going to say?

There was a sense of relief.

There was a sense of relief.

I remember her eyes getting really big, and I see the fear in her eyes. And I turn, and right as I'm turning, there's two black males walking really fast at us with their guns drawn.

I remember her eyes getting really big, and I see the fear in her eyes. And I turn, and right as I'm turning, there's two black males walking really fast at us with their guns drawn.

You came to terrorize us. So really, you're nothing but a coward. I'm not going to talk about my daughter to you. It would be disrespectful to her. And I hope you rot in hell because I'm living in my own hell. Well, I'm sorry.

You came to terrorize us. So really, you're nothing but a coward. I'm not going to talk about my daughter to you. It would be disrespectful to her. And I hope you rot in hell because I'm living in my own hell. Well, I'm sorry.

Well, he doesn't deserve moderate.

Well, he doesn't deserve moderate.

I felt great. I needed to say that to him. Somebody kills your child? I... I... It's an indescribable pain. Ms.

I felt great. I needed to say that to him. Somebody kills your child? I... I... It's an indescribable pain. Ms.

At this point, Isabella and I aren't dating. And I mean, although I might not see her or we might not see each other, as long as she's happy, that makes me happy. I just want the best for her. She's a part of the family now.

At this point, Isabella and I aren't dating. And I mean, although I might not see her or we might not see each other, as long as she's happy, that makes me happy. I just want the best for her. She's a part of the family now.

I'm a mom again, so. My life has changed really for the good. I mean, I'm really happy to have Sam and Ben. It's hard to get back into the, you know, soccer and baseball and school and homework. But I wouldn't change one thing about that.

I'm a mom again, so. My life has changed really for the good. I mean, I'm really happy to have Sam and Ben. It's hard to get back into the, you know, soccer and baseball and school and homework. But I wouldn't change one thing about that.

And right away, they point towards my grandmother's house.

And right away, they point towards my grandmother's house.

So I was in a car accident and I had hit my head against a windshield. And then a couple days later, I was sitting at the edge of my bed, and I feel a lump in the back of my throat. And over a few minutes, this lump gets bigger and bigger, and I sorta bend over and I cough. And when I do, this object flies out of my mouth, and when I bend over to grab it, I realize it's the bullet.

So I was in a car accident and I had hit my head against a windshield. And then a couple days later, I was sitting at the edge of my bed, and I feel a lump in the back of my throat. And over a few minutes, this lump gets bigger and bigger, and I sorta bend over and I cough. And when I do, this object flies out of my mouth, and when I bend over to grab it, I realize it's the bullet.

the same bullet that was lodged in my cervical spine. It had finally worked its way out through, I guess, the base of my throat. I looked at how small this bullet was and just couldn't believe how one little bullet had murdered, killed my cousin, Gina. But at the same time, it's made me think a lot about how Isabella and I are a miracle.

the same bullet that was lodged in my cervical spine. It had finally worked its way out through, I guess, the base of my throat. I looked at how small this bullet was and just couldn't believe how one little bullet had murdered, killed my cousin, Gina. But at the same time, it's made me think a lot about how Isabella and I are a miracle.

I said, please leave. There's women and children in that house.

I said, please leave. There's women and children in that house.

They're going to kill us all.

They're going to kill us all.

I remember getting so angry and I tried to get up a little bit and right away he stuck the gun in my head and said, I'll blow your brains out. He made me feel just really small. I remember seeing the guy in the red hoodie go upstairs. My grandmother was there, my Aunt Rosie, and my cousin Gina was there with her kids, Ben and Sam.

I remember getting so angry and I tried to get up a little bit and right away he stuck the gun in my head and said, I'll blow your brains out. He made me feel just really small. I remember seeing the guy in the red hoodie go upstairs. My grandmother was there, my Aunt Rosie, and my cousin Gina was there with her kids, Ben and Sam.

I'm not sure what time it was and I heard my daughter Gina crying at the foot of my bed. And I immediately woke up and I said to Gina, are you sick? Because she had been in the hospital. And when I turned to my left I saw a man in a red hoodie next to my bed with a gun and he was telling me to get up. He pointed the gun at Gina and said, get the TV.

I'm not sure what time it was and I heard my daughter Gina crying at the foot of my bed. And I immediately woke up and I said to Gina, are you sick? Because she had been in the hospital. And when I turned to my left I saw a man in a red hoodie next to my bed with a gun and he was telling me to get up. He pointed the gun at Gina and said, get the TV.

By that time, Gina was crying and said, I can't lift it, it's too heavy. He told her that he was gonna shoot her if she did not pick up that TV. Gina was diagnosed at 19 with stomach cancer. From being sick when she was younger, she had a chronic illness and so a couple times a year she would end up in the hospital overnight.

By that time, Gina was crying and said, I can't lift it, it's too heavy. He told her that he was gonna shoot her if she did not pick up that TV. Gina was diagnosed at 19 with stomach cancer. From being sick when she was younger, she had a chronic illness and so a couple times a year she would end up in the hospital overnight.

That night I went to the hospital to pick Gina up, talked her into coming to spend the night. She really didn't want to. And all the times and all the years that I brought Gina home from the hospital, this was the only time that I brought her to my house.

That night I went to the hospital to pick Gina up, talked her into coming to spend the night. She really didn't want to. And all the times and all the years that I brought Gina home from the hospital, this was the only time that I brought her to my house.

He was airborne into the front door. She literally threw him into the air. At that point, Nicholas jumped up.

He was airborne into the front door. She literally threw him into the air. At that point, Nicholas jumped up.

The guy in the red hoodie, I'm wrestling with him. It happened so fast.

The guy in the red hoodie, I'm wrestling with him. It happened so fast.

I ran out the door, and as soon as the door slammed, I heard pow, pow, bam, bam, bam.

I ran out the door, and as soon as the door slammed, I heard pow, pow, bam, bam, bam.

I remember hearing a bunch of gunfire, pop, pop, pop.

I remember hearing a bunch of gunfire, pop, pop, pop.

I thought, should I go back in there? I got to try and get help. I got to, I have to try to get the police here. I did not know who had survived or who had died. I started just running up to random doors, screaming and pounding on the doors, begging for somebody to open the door. Nobody would open their door. I just kept running. I'd run down one set of steps and run up another set.

I thought, should I go back in there? I got to try and get help. I got to, I have to try to get the police here. I did not know who had survived or who had died. I started just running up to random doors, screaming and pounding on the doors, begging for somebody to open the door. Nobody would open their door. I just kept running. I'd run down one set of steps and run up another set.

Please let me in.

Please let me in.

I turn, and all I see is Isabella down on the floor in a fetal position. And the guy in the black hoodie is standing right over her, just shooting her, shooting her, and shooting her.

I turn, and all I see is Isabella down on the floor in a fetal position. And the guy in the black hoodie is standing right over her, just shooting her, shooting her, and shooting her.

Then I feel an explosion from my neck. And then right after that, I can feel warm blood just dripping down the whole front of my chest. Then they were gone. They must have ran out of the house.

Then I feel an explosion from my neck. And then right after that, I can feel warm blood just dripping down the whole front of my chest. Then they were gone. They must have ran out of the house.

Finally, I ran to the end of the street, and there was a light on. And I saw a woman in there, and I was begging and screaming for her to open the door. Let me in. But she wouldn't let me in.

Finally, I ran to the end of the street, and there was a light on. And I saw a woman in there, and I was begging and screaming for her to open the door. Let me in. But she wouldn't let me in.

I remember Isabella crawling towards me, saying, Nick, Nick, I can't breathe. I said, Bella, Bella, everything's going to be okay. Just stay with me. Keep your eyes open and keep breathing. And I said, hold on one second, because I saw... I saw Gina laying there. Her eyes are wide open.

I remember Isabella crawling towards me, saying, Nick, Nick, I can't breathe. I said, Bella, Bella, everything's going to be okay. Just stay with me. Keep your eyes open and keep breathing. And I said, hold on one second, because I saw... I saw Gina laying there. Her eyes are wide open.

And her son, Sam. was right behind me and said, Nick, is my mommy OK? I said, honey, she's OK. She fainted. She's going to be OK. I didn't know what else to say to him. While all this chaos is going on in the house, somehow Sam is able to find a cell phone and he makes a call to 911. Hello?

And her son, Sam. was right behind me and said, Nick, is my mommy OK? I said, honey, she's OK. She fainted. She's going to be OK. I didn't know what else to say to him. While all this chaos is going on in the house, somehow Sam is able to find a cell phone and he makes a call to 911. Hello?

Yeah. She's like, someone took care of the house. There was an exchange of gunfire. I believe she fired a shot. And then she ran to the closet.

Yeah. She's like, someone took care of the house. There was an exchange of gunfire. I believe she fired a shot. And then she ran to the closet.

Yes, Jackie and I participated in multiple aspects to kill my parents.

Yes, Jackie and I participated in multiple aspects to kill my parents.

Yes.

Yes.

Nick told us he's sorry for all of it.

Nick told us he's sorry for all of it.

I know that I'm here because of those actions.

I know that I'm here because of those actions.

I'm most truly, passionately sorry for what I did.

I'm most truly, passionately sorry for what I did.

Of course. It was always in the back of my head, like red flags, like stop, don't go.

Of course. It was always in the back of my head, like red flags, like stop, don't go.

Yeah.

Yeah.

I guess the validation or approval from Jackie.

I guess the validation or approval from Jackie.

When you look in the mirror, do you see evil? My mom stated that. Me being evil. I don't see evil in me. And these days, it's safe to say they don't see eye to eye.

When you look in the mirror, do you see evil? My mom stated that. Me being evil. I don't see evil in me. And these days, it's safe to say they don't see eye to eye.

It's a slap in the face to my mother. Now you're concerned about your mother? Most definitely.

It's a slap in the face to my mother. Now you're concerned about your mother? Most definitely.

I wish I could tell my mom how truly sorry I am that this is not something I'm proud of and I failed her as a son.

I wish I could tell my mom how truly sorry I am that this is not something I'm proud of and I failed her as a son.

I'm finding of anything that could be

I'm finding of anything that could be

Bella, hang in there. There's an ambulance on the way. Just stay with me. Stay with me.

Then I heard sirens, and I thought, I'm just going to run back to the house because thank God the police are finally here.

It was chaos. There were police cars and paramedics and ambulance.

I said, look, my cousin. Go get my cousin.

I met Isabella on an accident.

I just remember bringing Isabella out on a gurney, bringing Nick out. Where's Gina? Why aren't they bringing Gina out? I just had a really, really bad feeling.

The kids really didn't know until I told them the next morning that their mom had died, although I believe that Sam already knew that. He saw a lot, way too much for a little boy that's 10 years old. She was a single mom. She loved being a mom to those two boys. I mean, Gina was all they had. She did everything for them.

I thought, how cool is this? This beautiful little petite girl that's, you know, a police officer. It was literally love at first sight.

Sam and Ben know how wonderful Gina was, but most of us get to experience that for our whole life, about how great our mom is. And they just won't have that.

So I told one of the detectives that they both had sneakers on, dark pants. One individual had a red hoodie, and one individual had a black hoodie. The individual with the red hoodie had two gold teeth. I was shot three times, and I have one bullet that went just under my ear. And it traveled through the back of my neck, hit my spinal cord.

The doctor came in and said, we're not going to operate on you. It's going to be too risky. You could get paralyzed. And now the bullet sits vertically up and down in front of my C1, so in this area. And it looks like about that big.

I said, why don't you come over to my grandmother's house? We can have dinner. And after dinner, we can study together.

We were sitting in the waiting room. John came out to get Sam. And I said, would you like for me to come in? He said, no, Graham, I think I will just go and talk to him by myself.

Isabella and I finished studying around 1230.

I walked her out to the car. And she put away her gun and her bulletproof vest.

We'd been in court all week. Finally, the jury came back with a verdict. It only took them three hours. It was a guilty verdict.

It makes me really angry that a person that has done this type of crime twice gets a third chance. Because my daughter, Gina, had never committed a crime, and she didn't get any chance.

There was a lot of times in that courtroom when I wanted to, like, just jump up and say, this is all a lie.

When we were waiting for the verdict for Mario Coleman, it seemed like minutes were hours.

What time is it? What time is it? What time is it? There's always that risk they could walk him out of the courtroom.

What are they going to say?

There was a sense of relief.

I remember her eyes getting really big, and I see the fear in her eyes. And I turn, and right as I'm turning, there's two black males walking really fast at us with their guns drawn.

You came to terrorize us. So really, you're nothing but a coward. I'm not going to talk about my daughter to you. It would be disrespectful to her. And I hope you rot in hell because I'm living in my own hell. Well, I'm sorry.

Well, he doesn't deserve moderate.

I felt great. I needed to say that to him. Somebody kills your child? I... I... It's an indescribable pain. Ms.

At this point, Isabella and I aren't dating. And I mean, although I might not see her or we might not see each other, as long as she's happy, that makes me happy. I just want the best for her. She's a part of the family now.

I'm a mom again, so. My life has changed really for the good. I mean, I'm really happy to have Sam and Ben. It's hard to get back into the, you know, soccer and baseball and school and homework. But I wouldn't change one thing about that.

And right away, they point towards my grandmother's house.

So I was in a car accident and I had hit my head against a windshield. And then a couple days later, I was sitting at the edge of my bed, and I feel a lump in the back of my throat. And over a few minutes, this lump gets bigger and bigger, and I sorta bend over and I cough. And when I do, this object flies out of my mouth, and when I bend over to grab it, I realize it's the bullet.

the same bullet that was lodged in my cervical spine. It had finally worked its way out through, I guess, the base of my throat. I looked at how small this bullet was and just couldn't believe how one little bullet had murdered, killed my cousin, Gina. But at the same time, it's made me think a lot about how Isabella and I are a miracle.

I said, please leave. There's women and children in that house.

They're going to kill us all.

I remember getting so angry and I tried to get up a little bit and right away he stuck the gun in my head and said, I'll blow your brains out. He made me feel just really small. I remember seeing the guy in the red hoodie go upstairs. My grandmother was there, my Aunt Rosie, and my cousin Gina was there with her kids, Ben and Sam.

I'm not sure what time it was and I heard my daughter Gina crying at the foot of my bed. And I immediately woke up and I said to Gina, are you sick? Because she had been in the hospital. And when I turned to my left I saw a man in a red hoodie next to my bed with a gun and he was telling me to get up. He pointed the gun at Gina and said, get the TV.

By that time, Gina was crying and said, I can't lift it, it's too heavy. He told her that he was gonna shoot her if she did not pick up that TV. Gina was diagnosed at 19 with stomach cancer. From being sick when she was younger, she had a chronic illness and so a couple times a year she would end up in the hospital overnight.

That night I went to the hospital to pick Gina up, talked her into coming to spend the night. She really didn't want to. And all the times and all the years that I brought Gina home from the hospital, this was the only time that I brought her to my house.

He was airborne into the front door. She literally threw him into the air. At that point, Nicholas jumped up.

The guy in the red hoodie, I'm wrestling with him. It happened so fast.

I ran out the door, and as soon as the door slammed, I heard pow, pow, bam, bam, bam.

I remember hearing a bunch of gunfire, pop, pop, pop.

I thought, should I go back in there? I got to try and get help. I got to, I have to try to get the police here. I did not know who had survived or who had died. I started just running up to random doors, screaming and pounding on the doors, begging for somebody to open the door. Nobody would open their door. I just kept running. I'd run down one set of steps and run up another set.

Please let me in.

I turn, and all I see is Isabella down on the floor in a fetal position. And the guy in the black hoodie is standing right over her, just shooting her, shooting her, and shooting her.

Then I feel an explosion from my neck. And then right after that, I can feel warm blood just dripping down the whole front of my chest. Then they were gone. They must have ran out of the house.

Finally, I ran to the end of the street, and there was a light on. And I saw a woman in there, and I was begging and screaming for her to open the door. Let me in. But she wouldn't let me in.

I remember Isabella crawling towards me, saying, Nick, Nick, I can't breathe. I said, Bella, Bella, everything's going to be okay. Just stay with me. Keep your eyes open and keep breathing. And I said, hold on one second, because I saw... I saw Gina laying there. Her eyes are wide open.

And her son, Sam. was right behind me and said, Nick, is my mommy OK? I said, honey, she's OK. She fainted. She's going to be OK. I didn't know what else to say to him. While all this chaos is going on in the house, somehow Sam is able to find a cell phone and he makes a call to 911. Hello?

I wish I could tell my mom how truly sorry I am. This is not something I'm proud of, and I failed her as a son.

Of course. It was always in the back of my head, like red flags, like stop.

I guess the validation or approval from Jackie.

Yeah. She's like, someone took care of the house. There was an exchange of gunfire. I believe she fired a shot. And then she ran to the closet.

Yes, Jackie and I participated in multiple aspects to kill my parents.

Yes.

Nick told us he's sorry for all of it.

I know that I'm here because of those actions.

I'm most truly, passionately sorry for what I did.

Of course. It was always in the back of my head, like red flags, like stop, don't go.

Yeah.

I guess the validation or approval from Jackie.

When you look in the mirror, do you see evil? My mom stated that. Me being evil. I don't see evil in me. And these days, it's safe to say they don't see eye to eye.

It's a slap in the face to my mother. Now you're concerned about your mother? Most definitely.

I wish I could tell my mom how truly sorry I am that this is not something I'm proud of and I failed her as a son.

I'm finding of anything that could be