On Thursday night, Mary Marshall was walking her beloved dog near the Neuse River Greenway Trail in her usually quiet Raleigh, N.C., neighborhood when shots rang out.
Mary Marshall and her dog, Scruff© Provided by People
The U.S. Navy vet, 35, immediately called her fiancé, Robert Steele.
"She says, 'I need you to come home right now,'" Steele told NBC's Sunday Today in an emotional interview. "'Immediately. Scruff, our dog has slipped his collar, and I just heard gunshots.'"
While Marshall was running after her dog, she was shot and killed.
When Steele got there, he couldn't find Mary. Instead, he saw flashing red lights, police officers and detectives swarming the area.
Chris Seward/AP/Shutterstock Raleigh, N.C., shooting© Provided by People
"They started asking about tattoos that Mary has," he said, breaking down in tears. "We knew. We knew she was gone."
RELATED: 5 People Killed in Mass Shooting Near Trail in Raleigh, 15-Year-Old in Custody
Marshall was one of five people killed Thursday night, starting at about 5 p.m., when 15-year-old Austin Thomas allegedly opened fire in the Hedingham neighborhood near Osprey Cove Drive and Bay Harbor Drive, said police.
He then ran to the nearby trail where he allegedly shot Marshall, say police.
Mary Marshall and her dog, Scruff© Provided by People
The U.S. Navy vet, 35, immediately called her fiancé, Robert Steele.
"She says, 'I need you to come home right now,'" Steele told NBC's Sunday Today in an emotional interview. "'Immediately. Scruff, our dog has slipped his collar, and I just heard gunshots.'"
While Marshall was running after her dog, she was shot and killed.
When Steele got there, he couldn't find Mary. Instead, he saw flashing red lights, police officers and detectives swarming the area.
Chris Seward/AP/Shutterstock Raleigh, N.C., shooting© Provided by People
"They started asking about tattoos that Mary has," he said, breaking down in tears. "We knew. We knew she was gone."
RELATED: 5 People Killed in Mass Shooting Near Trail in Raleigh, 15-Year-Old in Custody
Marshall was one of five people killed Thursday night, starting at about 5 p.m., when 15-year-old Austin Thomas allegedly opened fire in the Hedingham neighborhood near Osprey Cove Drive and Bay Harbor Drive, said police.
He then ran to the nearby trail where he allegedly shot Marshall, say police.
No survival instincts.
