columbus when they were immediately shot. the chief held back tears as he talked about losing the two officers. >> both officers gave their life in protection of others. those are true american heroes. >> cnn's kaley hartung joining us now with more on this. how did this all happen? >> it all began with a 911 call yesterday. a woman could be heard crying on the phone, then the line disconnected. so officers responded to a potentially domestic situation. we have obtained 911 dispatch calls which tells us they quickly determined that phone call came from a cell phone with the ownership name of candice smith. she has now been identified as the wife of the suspect you mentioned in this shooting, quinton smith. once police arrived on the scene, gunfire was exchanged nearly immediately, and smith's wife candice then called 911