>> in those hours afterwards, what was he talking about? >> he really wasn't talking. >> he was just in shock. if he opened his mouth, he broke down. >> reporter: across town debbie's tennis friends were out on the court, waiting for her to start that early morning match. >> reporter: one of their husbands came out to tell them about debbie. >> he called me over and said that lars had shot her. >> what are you thinking when you hear that? out of the box for you. >> it was very surreal. i couldn't even comprehend how could someone shoot somebody? it didn't even make any sense to me. >> reporter: in arkansas, jim and anne kelly learned the news from their son. >> that's just the worst news that a mother could ever hear. >> how does your brain process that information?