Put the gun down and show me your hands
I don't I don't have it I can't relax
man you say relax I just freaking had to
shoot my wife cuz she threw something at
me hurt to breef sure right there got an
exit don't let her die please Kansas
police respond to a domestic dispute
that turns lifethreatening when a man
shoots his wife after she allegedly
throws a concrete object at his head I
need a hospital I'm not playing with you
right now everything is blue this man a
oh God I told him I told him the can you
stand I told him damn it the following
report is based on official police
records and most of the footage has
never been seen before until now at 1:24
p.m. on July 3rd 2023 dispatchers and
suar County receive a frantic 911 call
from a distressed father detailing the
horrific events that have just unfolded
inside his home come County 911 yeah my
son just shot his wife you said your son
just shot his wife yes and was this
accidental or on
purpose they were in an argu him he was
throwing something at his head
apparently he felt threatened for his
wife and he shot her okay okay he warned
her three times he warned her three
times and she threw it at him and okay
sh minutes later officers from the
Wellington Police Department arrive on
scene where the caller Merl Edington is
waiting for them outside holding his
infant grandson upstairs yes sir all
right she's upstairs on the
floor you have a weapon on you huh you
have a weapon on you I do not sir
where's the weapon at his weapon is
upstairs on the floor whose weapon his
my son's who used the weapon he my son
did
okay where's your son at he's upstairs
he's helping hey he's he hey hey guys
guys guys what he's okay just stay right
where you're at more telling you please
don't be aggressive with it
Police Department who's
upstairs I hear a
rack Put the gun
down Put the gun down and show me your
hands I don't have it okay we're come
this way need help I have to help her
come here I let me just show us your
hand just show us your hand come down
this way can can I help her please no
you come down here okay I'll go up if
you go down I don't want her to get I
don't want her just show us your hands
she just keep your hands where's the
weapon it's upstairs unloaded it's go
that way she hit me with the rock hang
on Face the wall Keep Your Hands On The
Wall him down your hands on the wall put
your hands on the wall coming
up let we see your
hands okay just come down I can't not
okay let's sit
down just stay put GRE where's the gun
at I I got hit with a rock
stay mik I love you I love you the
couple at the center of the dispute are
identified as 24-year-old Michael
Edington and his wife 25-year-old cydney
Palmer outside as backup arrives one
officer escorts Merl to a patrol vehicle
hoping to piece together what unfolded
inside the home
shot to throw something at his she threw
something at his head okay and he warned
her I will give you no you're f just
take a deep breath I'm D okay do you
have a cigarette do you need to smoke a
cigarette I put it out I put it out and
put it somewhere it's behind your ear
okay okay just just take a deep breath
while one officer tries to calm Merl
down others inside begin searching the
home for the gun
okay where's the gun at it's on the
floor in that room which room in the
room she was in the room she was in
which room were you in
way okay do you have any guns on
you help okay we're on way
FOC cuz they don't give he gun secure go
ahead about it it's secure don't let her
die please I love you honey I love you
with the scene secured an EMS called in
an officer escorts Michael Edington to a
patrol vehicle where through a stream of
confusion and frustration he begins
making a series of emotional and
unexpected comments God damn told her
shrink she told her shrink don't take me
off of my meds I'm going to do something
crazy just stand here
face I can't figure out relax I can't
relax man you say relax I just freaking
had to shoot my wife cuz she threw
something at
me any other Cuts anywhere else I don't
know I can't I can't I I don't know
what's even listen I can't tell you how
I got out here sir my head hurts so
you're aware of what we're doing right
now that that right there is the chief
of police or sorry the chief of the fire
department he's going to send another
ambulance I'm going to get a look at you
okay so you know where're she's okay
with is she okay I'm not in there I
don't
know
at can we can I want to sue her damn sh
want to see if uh so can help I want to
sue her Shir be tied up with Michael now
separated officers returned to Merl
calmer and more composed he tries to
explain what happened inside the home
and Sydney were arguing when they came
up the stairs and they've done it a
couple of times you know it's couple
suuck well apparently this time he was
mad about something she was mad about
something and she had something I didn't
even see what it was that she had in her
hand
but it was obviously something heavy cuz
when she threw it it hit the wall it
like punk where were they at when he was
saying that in my room in your bedroom
yes where were you at I was sitting at
my desk in my room so you all three were
in your room yeah he comes up to my room
to get away from her when they're when
they're in there when they're arguing
like that they came up there
and she kept threatening to throw the
thing at him and he told her he said if
you throw that at me I'm going to shoot
you if you throw it at me I'm going to
shoot you how do you know how many times
he said that like three or four he's
he's taken several classes on his hand
on on
handgun and he warned her and sure
enough she threw it in his head and he
shot her I couldn't believe it inside
the home officers begin to assess Sydney
only now beginning to grasp the severity
of her condition who shot you I
know who shot you I don't know right now
is there anybody else in the house
besides you guys he son where's he at
he's in his living room okay just scoot
down the steps I can't yeah you're doing
fine I'm
sweating I dying no you're not
dying please help me we can help you
she's been shot
shot right in the chest yeah I see an
exit wound interes I think so okay come
on through I know let's get her down
here she got a shot she been shot in the
chest I think it's a through and through
chest shot right there in the chest yeah
it's a through and through get can I
have a water I have water honey we're
going to take care of you first you have
a bullet Moon we what's your name Sydney
Sydney you breathing okay Yeahs to
breathe I'm sure right there got an exit
where's the entrance at Chief exit
where's the entrance right there right
syney are you allergic to anything EMS
quickly identifies the bullet's entry
point being just above her right
clavicle dangerously close to the neck
and then exiting through her upper back
near her left shoulder blade I can't do
this I can't do this I know baby babe
calm down we're what's your name
come what's your name you just stay
sitting what's your name sweets what's
your name she said sit just lay down H
lay down on the floor there you go
here's what we're going to do we're
going to get up we're going to get on
that cck and that's the last thing you
got to do secure the uh front number 23
secure the stand
up one
two okay I'm no good you guys once
Sydney is on the stretcher EMS rushes to
get her out of the house and into the
ambulance she's still conscious but her
condition is rapidly deteriorating sorry
I'm not going to stop no you don't need
to do what you got to do
or
something 103 asking is this an act
scene or is it I need
help back we're helping
sweetie with Sydney in the ambulance EMS
departs for Wesley Medical Center 34 mil
between her and critical care as a
second ambulance arrives to assess
Michael's head injury officers begin
asking him what could have led to such a
devastating outcome she has many
episodes where she gets I don't know
crazy okay um she's medicated for them
before but the new doctor she's going to
took her off of what was working okay do
you know what that was that she very
long she got mad at her
mom and then I she told me to take out
the
trash and I didn't do it right right
then so she started breaking
stuff um and when I told her to stop
she uh like she was going to throw my
fingerboard piece of concrete at
me and um so I I ran away upstairs in my
dad's room
and and I kept
saying stop that stop don't please
stop and she threw it she tried
to come and grab my gun or grab me or
something something and I got scared
and and I I just closed my eyes
and just did that so she she hit you
with a fingerboard ramp she threw it at
you I have a little Trash Can made out
of concrete uhhuh it's a little one PB
just chunk of concrete with some sharp
edges on it to grind on threw that after
giving his initial account Michael's
condition is considered stable and he's
transported to the Wellington Police
Department where a more in-depth
interrogation awaits with the residence
now empty officers perform a sweep
through the trash fi home making sure
nothing critical is overlooked there's
the
gun and I just stepped on the brass
right there inside the home officers
locate Sydney's bloodstained Rick and
Morty shirt on the staircase along with
multiple streaks of Blood on the carpet
marking where she slid down the steps
upstairs in the bedroom where the alter
allegedly occurred officers find the 9mm
handgun on the floor its magazine
detached and lying just a few feet away
a spent shell casing is also located
nearby but the bullet itself is nowhere
to be found they also discover a small
concrete trash can believed to be the
object Michael says was thrown at him
now at the police station things begin
to unravel as Michael is left alone and
starts talking to himself
my
wife why did they take her off medicine
when the officer returns Michael
recounts the day in Greater detail
explaining how a mised dose of
medication may have led to the
altercation she got postart in
depression after the
baby and it made her crazy she wasn't on
her medicine I got her to take what she
had and it was too late because as soon
as like got her to take it she tried to
call her mom again her mom got her mad
again so she did take her meds today she
took well she she was supposed to take
them last night because if she doesn't
then in the morning there's a
problem I realized hey you're getting
mad at plants and birds and inanimate
objects I need you to take your medicine
she argued with me for a few hours and
then finally f it I thought if she would
throw that at my head or my face it
would want kill me images were taken of
Michael and his injuries in the
interrogation room showing the swelling
on his head after the officer steps out
Michael once again begins talking to
himself his words unraveling into a
desperate emotional plea for help just
take your just please just please listen
listen to me listen to me listen to me
listen to me listen to me
no listen to
me I'll take it I'll take it all it all
way just please
just sa
save my
life save my
wife please save my wife and let me keep
my son
please I don't know how to do this man I
don't know how to do just h
I don't I to pray but I just need
something please man I I'll throw all my
devil stuff out in the trash
can I throw all my devil stuff out in
the trash can I go to church I don't
give a man just come on just do
something please during his interview
Sydney has been battling for her life at
the hospital and only 8 minutes after
Michael's please for divine intervention
Sydney is pronounced dead at 2:43 p.m.
approximately 90 minutes after being
shot about an hour later the officer
returns to give Michael the devastating
news bad
news she's uh
died no no you need to do something to
me bro sit down no no sit down no you
lying to me bro you lying to me right
now right you lying to me you like you I
wouldn't lie to you why they didn't save
her then I don't know why they didn't
say her then cuz they took her up she
was talking to me I know she was talking
to you what happened to what did they do
to her I don't know man thank
you
why take a breath I can't take no
breath you ever right to know so I had
to tell you
sir
sir
why I need a hospital I'm not playing
with you right now everything is blue
you want to go to the hospital I need a
hospital I'm not playing I think I'm
have a let's go to the hospital I need a
hospital let's go to the hospital I want
my mom yeah and I want my dad sit down
for me I'm going to get your package up
we for the hospital bring me those
chains Lesly could you bring me those
chains please sir I can't breathe yep
we're going to take you
up I'm take you up right
now can you stand this man ain't no God
I told him I told him the whole can you
stand I told him
Dam it I
need stand
up my mom bro oh due to Michael's sudden
decline officers request EMS to return
and check him out but when they arrive
Michael's reaction is anything but
Cooperative so what's going on
buddy well my wife is dead so you know
shoot me right in my head okay I'm going
to be honest buddy we're here to help
you and take care of you you will not
talk to us without language we're here
to help you and take care of you but
we're sure we're going have respectful
conversations we can check you out but
we will not tolerate that kind of
language right now okay the paramedics
determin that Michael is physically fine
believing his symptoms may be tied to
his pre-existing neuropathy condition
he's eventually able to stand and
officers Place him in restraints before
transporting him to the hospital per his
request later that day with both parents
now unavailable Merl is informed that
his grandson will be placed in temporary
custody until a formal custody hearing
is held although the outcome of the
hearing has not been publicly disclosed
Michael Edington was initially charged
with second degree Reckless murder in
the death of his wife Sydney Palmer
after spending nearly 10 months in
custody he posted bond in May 2024 and
was released while awaiting trial he
returned later that year in October
where he pleaded guilty to the Lesser
charge of voluntary manslaughter on
January 6th 2025 he was sentenced to 61
months in state prison the maximum
penalty allowed for the charge according
to news reports during the trial
Sydney's mother criticized ized Edington
for remarrying after he was released on
Bond and for holding the ceremony in the
same house where the shooting took place
she told the court this is the place
where you killed your ex-wife and my
daughter and you have a wedding there as
if she hadn't existed upon his release
Edington will serve 36 months of
post-release supervision but for Sydney
Palmer's family no sentence will ever
erase the pain of what happened that day