the party later that afternoon, but dar never arrived. that gave you some sixth sense that something was wrong? yes, she was always on time or early to events. so tom left the party and headed back home in search of his wife. our kitchen back door was open, and i noticed that the glass was broken and there was glass all over our kitchen floor. so i looked through the rest of the house for her. and ended up finding her in our bathroom. it was a gruesome scene. dar lying in the shower stall. she had been shot in the head with a shotgun at pointblank range. tom immediately called for help. what s the problem? my wife is in the shower. she s just laying there in her blood. first responders rushed to the foley farm. when michigan state police detective james carbon arrived on the scene, he knew he was in for a long night. we don t have a lot of
sense something was wrong? yes. she was always on time or early. reporter: so tom left the party and headed back home in search of his wife. our kitchen back door was opened and i noticed that the glass was broken and there was glass all over our kitchen floor. so i looked through the rest of the house for her. and i ended up finding her in our bathroom. reporter: it was a gruesome scene. dar lying in the shower stall. she had been shot in the head with a shotgun at point blank range. tom immediately called for help. what s the problem? my wife. she s in the shower. she s laying there in the blood. reporter: first responders rushed to the farm. when michigan state detective arrived on the scene, he knew he was in for a long night. we don t have a lot of homicides that happen in and around branch county. because of her position as a
reporter: well, there is some progress, but it is complicated to break it down. so the tubbs fire in neighboring sonoma and the at last fire right here in napa. those are the two biggest fires burning right now in wine country. for the at lalas fire, firefighs say it is 3% containment. but as we expand out, as you mentioned, those two fires, one of a complex of fires in this area and in a cluster of further fires that are burning, maybe 20 as you mentioned in knowtoe tal. the size of city centers building across this area. look at the damage it s already brought here. look at the foreground, you can see maybe what are the ruins of a golf cart, maybe electronic equipment, maybe a mobile mower. to the background, this is just a home here. a spiral staircase leaning up against what that blue tile is, which i do believe is a shower stall. this scene, one of hundreds just in this area alone.
as we ve been referencing. in back you see signs of life, the spiral staircase, the shower stall, the siding of this home all completely destroyed and in ruins. you have this situation. and then you have people, 20,000 people under mandatory evacuation. police are very serious not letting people back into the scenes. what that creates is a lot of frustration. there are people who have no idea whether or not their home is standing or burning to the ground. we talked to one woman has no idea what the status of her home is. we ll play it right now. you know no, no, that doesn t really bother me because i really feel like everyone is looking out for the best interest of everyone. and, you know, i realize people s nerves are on edge,
because they re trying to figure out what the condition of their home is. unfortunately, many conditions are just like the one behind me. this is one home in a neighborhood full of scenes like th this. in front you may see some electronic equipment, maybe a golf cart in back, staircases, a shower stall. signs of life that used to be there now in tattered ruins. crews worry about what may happen when the sun goes down and the winds start up and cause even more trouble. andrea? steve patterson, thanks so much to you and your team in the fire zone. turning now to the deadly oid cris opioid crisis having an effect on our schools. they all try to cope with tragedy. kate snow has this series one