the apartment complex. edythe called to check on denita. and she wasn t answering. which was you know, after i call your phone several times as a best friend, you know, somebody s going to call you back. so i was like, that s strange. so my instinct just said call jermeir really quick just to touch bases with him. reporter: by now jermeir stroud had left work and was racing to durham. i spoke to jermeir. and i m like, have you made contact with her? but i felt like i didn t get a definite answer. it seemed like there was a little bit of confusion. what do you mean? like when i said, did you speak with her, and he didn t really give me a yes or a no. he just sound a little rushed like, edythe, you know, just sit tight. stay calm. i m sure, you know, we ll get to her. t reporter: also rushing to get to denita was her mother, sharon smith, who was driving to durham from charlotte. you re thinking this is an accident. uh-huh.
reporter: that was jermeir stroud, denita s fiance, a police officer who worked in greensboro, much closer to durham. and i said, jermeir, i need you to get to durham now. denita has fell. she s unconscious. they re trying to revive her. co so he said okay.tr because i knew from greensboro to durham he would be there before i would. could you tell whether he had any idea of this? he didn t let on like he was aware. reporter: word spread fast that something had happened at the apartment complex. edythe called to check on denita. and she wasn t answering. which was you know, after i call your phone several times as a best friend, you know, somebody s going to call you back. so i was like, that s strange. so my instinct just said call jermeir really quick just to touch bases with him. reporter: by now jermeir stroud had left work and was racing to durham. i spoke to jermeir. and i m like, have you made contact with her? but i felt like i didn t get a definite answer. it
any idea of this? he didn t let on like he was aware. reporter: word spread fast that something had happened at the apartment complex. edythe called to check on denita. and she wasn t answering. which was you know, after i call your phone several times as a best friend, you know, somebody s going to call you back. so i was like, that s strange. so my instinct just said call jermeir really quick just to touch bases with him. reporter: by now jermeir stroud had left work and was racing to durham. i spoke to jermeir. and i m like, have you made contact with her? but i felt like i didn t get a definite answer. it seemed like there was a little bit of confusion. what do you mean? like when i said, did you speak with her, and he didn t really give me a yes or a no. he just sound a little rushed like, edythe, you know, just sit tight. stay calm. i m sure, you know, we ll get to her. reporter: also rushing to get
jermeir. reporter: that was jermeir stroud, denita s fiance, a police officer who worked in greensboro, much closer to durham. and i said, jermeir, i need you to get to durham now. denita has fell. she s unconscious. they re trying to revive her. so he said okay. because i knew from greensboro to durham he would be there before i would. could you tell whether he had any idea of this? he didn t let on like he was aware. reporter: word spread fast that something had happened at the apartment complex. edythe called to check on denita. and she wasn t answering. which was you know, after i call your phone several times as a best friend, you know, somebody s going to call you back. so i was like, that s strange. so my instinct just said call jermeir really quick just to touch bases with him. reporter: by now jermeir stroud had left work and was racing to durham. i spoke to jermeir. and i m like, have you made contact with her? but i felt like i didn t get a
stroud, denita s fiance, a police officer who worked in greensboro, much closer to durham. and i said, jermeir, i need you to get to durham now. denita has fell. she s unconscious. they re trying to revive her. so he said okay. because i knew from greensboro to durham he would be there before i would. could you tell whether he had any idea of this? he didn t let on like he was aware. reporter: word spread fast that something had happened at the apartment complex. the apartment complex.. edythe called to check on denita. and she wasn t answering. which was you know, after i call your phone several times as a best friend, you know, somebody s going to call you back. so i was like, that s strange. so my instinct just said call jermeir really quick just to touch bases with him. reporter: by now jermeir stroud had left work and was racing to durham. i spoke to jermeir. and i m like, have you made contact with her? but i felt like i didn t get a definite answer. it seemed l