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Dorm life in southern florida, unaware of what happened to her parents the night before unaware that her mother was dead unaware doctors were fighting to save her life. >> reporter: who told you and how? >> i actually got a call from a friend who, said i hope your dad is going to be okay? i just went what? like, maybe, he had a heart attack or something. >> reporter: just out of the blue? >> out of the blue. >> reporter: frantically, melissa called every number she could back home. >> i called my mom, she didn't answer. i called teddy, my dad's partner, extremely close family friend. and he di...

Guts were kicked out from the inside. that's about the best description i can -- it -- it hurts your whole soul. >> reporter: as they raced back toward texas, cynthia's cell service finally cleared. she called the police and got the confirmation. shelley was dead. so, again, she phoned shauna. >> i had to tell her her little sister was dead on the phone. i needed somebody to be there, to be my -- be me in my place. to be, you know, there if the police needed to ask questions and stuff. somebody needed to be there. so i called her. and of course, i hated to devastate her that way over the phone...

Shelley was dead. so, again, she phoned shauna. >> i had to tell her her little sister was dead on the phone. i needed somebody to be there, to be my -- be me in my place. to be, you know, there if the police needed to ask questions and stuff. somebody needed to be there. so i called her. and of course, i hated to devastate her that way over the phone, but she had to know. >> and i just hit the floor. i couldn't stand up, couldn't do anything, couldn't talk, just shocked. >> reporter: did you have any idea what happened? >> none. i got to the scene first 'cause i lived closest to her. it was l...

Melissa sutton 19 years old awoke to her new college dorm life in florida unaware of what had happened to her parents the night before. unaware that her mother was dead. unaware that in a miami emergency room doctors were fighting to save her father's life. >> who told you? >> i actually got a call from a friend who said i hope your dad is going to be okay. i just went what? like, maybe he had a heart attack or something, you know? >> just came out of the blue. >> out of the blue. >> franticly melissa called every number she could back home. >> i ka you would my mom. she didn't answer. i calle...

Violence. >> it was a day like any other day. sunset going down on south central. you hear pops thinking they are fireworks. they weren't pops. you see the melanin on your brother's skin turn gray. ricardo was his name. can you y'all say it with me? >> ricardo. ricardo. ricardo. >> we also heard from maya middleton as a high school freshman what has held up at a convenient store. >> he comes toward me and i couldn't mover. i couldn't breathe. i couldn't talk. i couldn't think. all i remember is seeing dark jeans coming towards me.