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When the deputies first got here, when they arrived on scene, Douglas Benefield was still inside the house. In order to get to him, the first thing they had to do was make the scene safe, which they knew from the 911 call that Ashley was next door and was claiming to be the shooter.

Once they secured the scene, first responders found Doug bleeding on a bedroom floor and pulled him into the living room to perform CPR. Barely alive, he was rushed to the hospital. How many times was Doug shot?

Once they secured the scene, first responders found Doug bleeding on a bedroom floor and pulled him into the living room to perform CPR. Barely alive, he was rushed to the hospital. How many times was Doug shot?

At this point, I believe we knew of two.

At this point, I believe we knew of two.

They're outside.

They're outside.

Ashley walked out of her neighbor's house and into a sheriff's vehicle.

Ashley walked out of her neighbor's house and into a sheriff's vehicle.

Ashley Benefield is in the back of a patrol car.

Ashley Benefield is in the back of a patrol car.

Do you go talk to her before you go in the house?

Do you go talk to her before you go in the house?

Yes. After I instructed the deputy to see if she would be willing to go up to our office, we try not to do the interviews on the scene. There's just too much going on. I was told that she was willing to go to the office, but she wanted to see her daughter.

Yes. After I instructed the deputy to see if she would be willing to go up to our office, we try not to do the interviews on the scene. There's just too much going on. I was told that she was willing to go to the office, but she wanted to see her daughter.

At the time of the shooting, her three-year-old daughter Emerson was at a local park with her grandmother. The two returned to a chaotic scene.

At the time of the shooting, her three-year-old daughter Emerson was at a local park with her grandmother. The two returned to a chaotic scene.

allowed them to walk up to the car where Ashley could see her daughter, but her daughter couldn't see Ashley in the back of the car. It's dark tinted windows and the window is up and that was acceptable to her. Did she talk to her mom at all? She did not at the scene at that point.

allowed them to walk up to the car where Ashley could see her daughter, but her daughter couldn't see Ashley in the back of the car. It's dark tinted windows and the window is up and that was acceptable to her. Did she talk to her mom at all? She did not at the scene at that point.

Then someone surprising showed up, Ashley's therapist. 28 years in law enforcement, unusual to see a therapist show up at a crime scene like this.