cydney hlong has the details. >> reporter: allan holds back the tears. >> i'm con fused, i'm angry, unforeseen forecasts bring you to a point where you lose you're train of thought. >> reporter: he can't comp hend how his older brother attempted to surprise a female friend last night and it got him killed. a 50-year-old father of four was shot after walking into a house on hamilton street. the thing is the two were talking on cell phones together. wattford told her he was still out of town. police say she panicked and pulled the trigger, she fired toward the darks steps, into the shadows and truck wattford in the chest. >> hearing how it happened and i would like to know for sure. and until that happens, the family really won't get closure. >> reporter: place say all indications are that the gun was lawful and this was a horrible accident. then a call to 911 where the homeowner told dispatchers she shot intruder. moments later, i think i shot my friend. >> it was a great dad to his children, he was a great brother and he was a great stranger. >> neighbor his effort to be at foe cost him his li