mike o'keefe remembers word for word what the sheriff's deputies said. >> there's been an accident.o, oh, my gosh. i go, was michelle in a wreck? well, they go, not exactly. there's been a -- she's been shot and, of course, you know, chills went down my spine. i go, well, then she's alive. he says, well, no. and that just really -- when i heard those words, it just really took all the feeling out of me basically. >> reporter: michelle's younger brother jason was awakened by the commotion. >> i look up at the top of the stairway. her 12-year-old brother is there. he comes down. we have to tell him and that was just really horrible. >> i saw both my parents in tears and even the sheriff's deputies were kind of in tears when they told me what exactly happened. >> reporter: no way to prepare yourself for news like that? >> no, no, there isn't -- wildest dream can you imagine that 20 hours before that i was working on a science project with her and she's gone and in heaven. >> reporter: longshore and his partner scoured the scene for evidence. no sign of the weapon. no fingerprints. no f