and they were like, you know, unfortunately, she s not alive. everything in me, you know, just went into shock, of course. and i i was i kept saying uks you kn i want to see her. maybe it s mistaken identity. she s not dead. this can t be. denita monique smith was just 25 years old. and engaged to be married. now, her fiance, jamere straud, who had also arrived on scene, was given the awful news. how d he look? like a blank expression. he was calm. and he was like, you know, it s going to be okay. he s like calm down. i was like my heart is breaking right now. i m like and it s breaking for you too. because i m like this is your future wife. i m like who saw this coming? but edith didn t know the worst of it. her close friend denita hadn t
unfortunately she s not alive. everything in me, you know, just went into shock, of course. i kept saying, you know, i want to see her. i was like, are you sure? maybe it s mistaken identity. i m like, she s not dead, this d can t be. reporter: denita monique smith was just 25 years old and engaged to be married. 2 now her fiancé, jermeir stroud, who had also arrived on scene, was given the awful news. how d jermeir look? like a blank expression. he was calm. and he was like you know, it s going to be okay. he was like, calm down. i was like, my heart is breaking right now. i m like, and it s breaking for you, too. because i m like, this is your future wife. i m like, who saw this coming? reporter: but edythe didn t know the worst of it. her close friend denita hadn t
how d jermeir look? like a blank expression. he was calm.a and he was like you know, it s going to be okay. he was like, calm down. i was like, my heart is breaking right now. i m like, and it s breaking for you, too. because i m like, this is your future wife. i m like, who saw this coming? reporter: but edythe didn t know the worst of it. her close friend denita hadn t died in a tragic accident. police discovered denita had been murdered, shot at almost point blank range. it s clearly intentional. reporter: and shot in the back of the head. dead center.te reporter: this was an execution.ce exactly.n. reporter: meanwhile denita s mother sharon had arrived from charlotte, still unaware of what had happened. where s my baby? and is she all right? s reporter: now police had to break the horrible news about her oldest daughter. and so that s when they
i m like, who saw this coming? reporter: but edythe didn t know the worst of it. her close friend denita hadn t died in a tragic accident. police discovered denita had been murdered, shot at almost point blank range. it s clearly intentional. reporter: and shot in the back of the head. dead center. reporter: this was an execution. exactly. reporter: meanwhile denita s mother sharon had arrived from charlotte, still unaware of what had happened. where s my baby? and is she all right? reporter: now police had to break the horrible news about her oldest daughter. and so that s when they explained that denita was found and she had been shot. and she was dead. and at that point my life just changed completely. reporter: nothing prepares you for that, does it? uh-uh. because i m wondering who, why, who would want to do this, it
how d jermeir look? like a blank expression. he was calm. and he was like you know, it s going to be okay. he was like, calm down. i was like, my heart is breaking right now. i m like, and it s breaking for you, too. because i m like, this is your future wife. i m like, who saw this coming? reporter: but edythe didn t know the worst of it. her close friend denita hadn t died in a tragic accident. police discovered denita had been murdered, shot at almost point blank range. it s clearly intentional. reporter: and shot in the back of the head. dead center. reporter: this was an execution. exactly. reporter: meanwhile denita s mother sharon had arrived from charlotte, still unaware of what had happened. where s my baby? and is she all right? reporter: now police had to break the horrible news about