Are y'all safe in there? You stay where where you are right now. Okay, I'm pushing straight. >> Sheriff's office. Sheriff's office. >> What you're seeing in the video is officers going room to room looking for a double murder suspect while a top and her 16 sister are hiding in one of the rooms. that one. >> Yep. >> Christmas had ended just 2 days earlier and the Smith family were enjoying a relaxing evening in their living room when suddenly their four daughter saw multiple shots fired at her parents and ran into her older sister's bedroom. In a state of panic, the older sister dialed 911 and officers were immediately dispatched, fully prepared knowing the suspect was armed. All right. All right. This house here, >> we're going to have a little bit of step to go up and it's going to go up and open to the left is where bedrooms are. >> But there's also and this was kind of his clubhouse to go down stairs. There's a little basement. [Music] >> I got a rifle, so I'll take lead in. >> I'll hold 30 seconds. Watch. There's a hole. You going one leg. >> Door's open. Sheriff's office. [Applause] Moving in. Smoke gun smoke or something. Cover right there. >> Yep. >> Sheriff's office. >> Sheriff's office. >> Remember two doors? I got one. [Music] >> Sheriff's office. Where you at? Multiple gunshots to the stomach. I can't see nothing in there. >> All right. Which room are you in? >> Stay put. Okay. Watch right here. I got shellcases on the ground. >> Yep. I got cover. Clear. Hold on. Check the window. Check door. Clear. Sheriff's office. Are y'all safe in there? You stay where where you are right now. Okay. All right. I can't really see. I got a bed. I got a mirror. Let's put the door. All right. I'm going to go in to the right. I got you. I'm behind you. Clear. Clear coming out there. [Music] >> Yeah. >> Hey guys. >> Hey Pup. All right. I'm clear here. >> Clear. Let's see. Sheriff's office. I got an open room to the right. Can't see what's to the left. >> As the officers entered the living room, they found 45-year-old Ashley dead on the couch with a bullet wound to her head. In one of the bedrooms, 62-year-old US Army veteran Benjamin lay in a pool of blood with multiple bullet wounds to his chest and stomach. The couple lived with their two daughters and a 19-year-old son, Payton. And it was him who had shot his parents in cold blood right in front of his little stepsister. >> I got a bar over here. >> We got two with gunshots. Another dog. See in the mirror this way. I'm taking the bar over here. All right. I'll hold garage. Go. I'm with you. >> Sheriff's office. Pat that door for me. >> I got it. >> Sheriff's office. >> Nothing over here. >> I'm on you. We got a closet in this way. Can't tell. Appears to be clear. Clear. >> Coming out. Coming to you. >> Back on me. I got to go out. I can't see around the car. I got a I got a door over here. I can't see you. I'm going to go in. >> I didn't. That's the They're They're going down there now. That's the garage. >> All right. Ready? >> Ready when you are. >> I'm I'm going in and clearing left. You clear right. All right. Let's go. >> I'm pushing straight. >> Sheriff's office. >> Sheriff's office. >> I got him behind this container. I can't see. >> I'm with you. >> All right. I'm coming around to the side on the back side. >> Slow. Slow down. Slow down. See what he can paint. Slow down. >> See what he can cut. >> I can't see the All right. I got the freezer there. I got a got a bike. I see the whole room. >> Anybody look in this car? >> No, I have not. Clear. How are y'all over there? Good. [Music] Yep. >> This is a sheriff's office. Will you open the door for me? You close the door for me. I'm going to >> close that door. I'm going to I'm going to Okay, y'all stay put right there real quick. Okay. Are y'all okay? >> All right. No one's in here with you. Is that right? You're by yourself, right? >> Okay. What I'd like y'all to do. >> Should I stay on the phone with them? >> No, you can hang up. >> Okay. They told me to hang up. >> Let's guard down there. >> Best we can. Let's guard them. He's sitting down there. Let's get them out of here. Do >> you know where your brother is? >> Is it Is is it okay if I wear my je? >> Yes. You just need a code. Okay. >> Okay. I swear I saw my ball. I shot them. >> Well, you just hold on. Okay. >> Yeah. >> Tell you what, take your blanket here. Okay, sweetie. >> Did you sell our two new cats? >> I didn't see your kitties. All right, wrap up with that. Let sis grab her phone. Okay. While escorting the girls out, officers made sure they couldn't look at the bodies because of the horrifying state they were in. They were already experiencing the most disturbing thing could ever go through. >> Okay? What I want you to do is look me in the eye when we go out. Okay? No look nowhere else but look at me and I stand right here. >> Okay? >> Just stand right here. Stand right beside me. >> Okay? >> Puppy is all right. Come on. Send them in. >> All right. Come with me. >> It's okay. Strong. >> Let her do the same. You look over Siss's shoulder. Okay. >> You look over Sissa's shoulder. >> How about we just close your eyes? Okay. You want to close your eyes? >> Okay, we're good. It's okay. You >> keep looking at me in the face. You look at me. All right, >> close your eyes. >> You got strong enough. All this been searched already. Check this. >> We got two gunshots. We got We got two shells on the ground right here. So, >> multiple shells. >> All right. >> All right. I'm going to get you. I don't want to put you in the back of one of my cars, but I'm don't I don't have a choice right now. Okay. Have you got someplace, >> someone that we can call? >> Yeah, >> we'll do it. We can't tell you we're going to do it right now, but we will. >> Okay. >> Where do your grandparents live? Okay. >> Won't you stand over here for me? Everything else has been searched. >> Good. Cleared the >> We cleared the basement. We cleared the garage. They were in here. >> Okay. >> All right. I got to go outside and make some phone calls. >> All right. What I'm going to do, I'm going to turn this light on up here for you. What's even more disturbing is that officers had been at the same house 15 months earlier when Payton got into a huge fight with his family and showed clear signs of aggression. >> Door's locked. If I hear any more yelling, I'm busting through. >> I'm open. >> Yes, please. Can I talk to y'all? >> Yes. if you gonna talk. >> Hey, how are y'all doing? Good. >> My name is Payton. >> Yes. >> Come inside. >> So, what's been going on this evening, >> man? So, we got me and my family got an argument this morning about a cigarette. Over a cigarette. We got arguing over cigarette. So, my mama get my get smashed. She calls my job where I work at and tells them to fire me. Tell gets him to fire me. My mom is so drunk out of her mind >> and she can't handle herself on on alcohol and he shoot steroids. There's steroid shots in there and pills and stuff and they pop pills and and do and everything else. I'm trying to get my life together and be right and look at my neck and look at all these scratches on my body and they tried my first my mama tried to fight me and I I I was just trying I like chill out mama. I was like just chill please just chill out. And then Benji wants to step towards me and he talking about calling the police. I'm I'm like man why you trying to call the police? Like what did I even do to you? And then and then and then and then he tries to fight me and then we get fighting and I got to fight in self-defense. He over here trying to slam me. He slams me on my back and and then he laying on me while my mother was sitting there choking me out. This is like third fourth time they've been tried to call the police on me. >> I'm just trying to get everything. >> Yeah, sir. Look at the scratch. My mom holes in my arm and [ __ ] >> I'm sorry I'm cussing so much. I'm just so fed up with this. I'm ready to get out. I don't even want to live here anymore. >> I want get that on my camera here. Man, that's not claw marks, dude. >> It's claw marks, man. That's for my man best. I'm not lying to you, man. I'm not going to lie to you. >> I'm not going to lie to you. >> Okay, but hang on. Hang on just a second. Okay, Ste. Just hold your head up. If I got one here, one here, one here, this distance looks about the same as this. I mean, that'd have to be two hands. They look even across, man. I'm just trying to figure out. He's laying on top of me. He's so big, man. Look how little I am. He's big. He's laying on my chest. I got my mama sitting there choking me out. I'm sitting there spitting blood at them. >> Honestly, I don't have any idea what they said. So, I'm just >> Man, they're not even coming out here to talk. I mean, you understand. >> Well, I talked to them earlier when I was here earlier this evening. Okay. So, now I'm here to get your side of the story. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> So, where uh >> how y'all doing tonight? >> Huh? >> Y'all doing okay? >> Yeah. You want to grab a shirt and if you want to go somewhere, we'll get you out of here. >> Need a shirt? >> Yeah. >> Okay. Do me a favor. Turn around. Turn around. Place your hands behind your back for him. Don't Don't do nothing. Okay. Cuz you look like a good Yeah. Getting ready to go to jail. Okay. Oh, there we go. >> That day, Payton was taken to jail and charged with criminal trespass and family violence. His aggressive behavior was largely due to recurring psychotic episodes for which he had been admitted to multiple institutions, none of which were able to treat his condition. Even after the violent episode which occurred because he had not been taking his medications, he continued living with his parents and sisters despite their requests to the court to provide help for him or find another place for him to stay as he posed a danger to the family. Sadly, that never happened. 15 months later, something in him snapped. He first approached his biological mother, Ashley, while she was sitting on the couch and shot her in the head, killing her instantly. Seeing this, his stepfather, Benjamin, tried to move away, but Payton shot four to five rounds into his chest and stomach. The chaos prompted hisyear-old stepsister to run and hide in his biological sister's bedroom. >> That's all right, puppy. It's all right. I ain't having none of it, is it? Hey, P. No, no, no, no. It's okay. It's okay. >> I don't know. >> Back in there. It ain't having none of these treats here. >> No, he didn't want anything to do with them. >> I mean, the truck's gone, so he has the truck, but I don't know how he would have gotten to it. >> He doesn't drive. >> Tempor. >> He doesn't drive. >> He doesn't have a list. >> Does he have any friends that would come and get him? >> Well, he probably >> He probably has a what, sweetie? She says he probably has. >> As far as I know, he he might be in like a blue Dodge truck. Yeah, I I'm not real clear on if he was driving something or if he left on foot or what, but uh trying to gather that now, but that's what we got. Definitely definitely two signal 7s. We got some brass on the ground in there. And >> but I swear my brother had a black gun in his hand. >> You saw him with a black gun in his hand? >> Yeah. And then I saw him walking down to the stairs through the door. >> What is your name, sweetie? >> Um, Sarah. >> Sarah. >> It's a pretty name. What is >> Mommy named it when I was a baby when I came out her tummy. >> We're taking so long. >> Oh man. All right. That's >> I guess that's good. >> That's Yeah, that's better than It's better than it was. Uh there was another >> Wasn't there another little small dog in here, too? >> Well, there was. I don't This door's open. You want to lock in bathrooms or downstairs? >> Maybe downstairs. >> Downstairs will be better if you can't. There's a wet on the floor down there. >> Looks like footprints. That might be >> footprints going down. Uh, are y'all coming up or something? >> They were there before we went in downstairs. >> Okay. Yes, ma'am. Are you okay? >> Yeah, I see. >> Are you okay? Can I get an ambulance for you over here? >> No, I'm okay. I just I just want her to watch my show. >> Okay. Well, I got her right now. >> I just I don't want her to see me cry. >> Hey, look. Hey. Hey. What we can do? This is an uncomfortable place. I would like to ask per I'm I'm going to ask permission, see if we can get y'all in an ambulance. That's going to be a little more comfortable than sitting in the back of my car. What I'm also going to do since I'm not investigating this actual case, okay? I'm also going to see if we can't get permission to go on and get your grandparents on the phone and start them this way. Okay? >> I want you to understand something else. There's nothing you could have done that would have prevented this. Okay? You understand that? >> Do you really? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Officers learned from the elder sibling that Payton had fled in the family car. Using the vehicle description, they were able to track him down and found him driving the truck in a nearby area. Spike strips were deployed, hitting the truck's tires, which disabled it. And Payton was taken into custody. [Music] >> I got him six. I got them six. All four. [Music] >> Show me your hands. >> Show me your hands. >> Your hands right there. Okay. Both your hands right there. Okay. >> Everything's going to be okay. >> I want you to always keep your hands where I can see them. Okay. >> Don't put your hands back in that truck. Okay. >> Hey, unlock your door. We need to unlock the truck. Use your right hand to slowly unlock the door. >> Unlock the door. >> Stop right there. >> Okay. Pull on the door handle. >> Step out with both your hands up over your head. Turn around and face away from us. Okay. No. No. Put them up on your head. >> Turn around and face away from us. Okay. >> No. Shoot you. Turn around. Face away from us. Now step backwards towards us. >> Keep going. >> Keep going. Keep going. >> Everything's okay, bud. >> Slow down. >> What's your name, sir? >> I don't know my name. >> You don't know your name? >> 10:30. >> I don't know what's going on. >> You don't know what's going on? >> I was just asleep. >> Where at? >> I don't know. >> Y'all can't listen to me. I'm trying to tell tell I'm trying to tell the truth. >> You're not You're not going there right now. Okay. Just slide on in. >> If I go there, they going to kill me. Okay. >> You're going to kill me. >> Okay. >> Well, you're safe right now. Okay. >> No, man. >> You're safe with us. >> Tell me what's going on. >> You're safe. Just hold on. >> Back to that jail. >> Whose cuffs are on them? One of yours. >> One of ours. >> Step out. >> Turn around. Turn around. >> I'm going to put the new set of cuffs on you. What did I do? What am I doing? Huh? What am I being called? What am I being here? Hang on. Hang on. Huh? You going to talk to me? Wait a minute. Come on. What's going on? Come on. We're going to my car. Are y'all going to hang me in jail? Come on. Are y'all going to hang you? Nobody's going to hang you. Come on. Are you sure? Yep. Y'all ain't going to kill me in jail. Nobody's going to kill you. Nobody's going to kill you. I'm see. What am I being charged with? Hello. >> Watch out. Hold on. Watch charged with >> You want me to tell it to him? Tell him what he's being charged with and say everything. Okay. Did he like [ __ ] himself? What's going on? obvious. >> You'll have some investigators come talk to you in a minute. >> You come over here. I'm going to search for you real quick. >> In an article published with the help of Payton's biological father and stepmother, it was mentioned that while he was still very young, Payton was administered a drug called Investenna during one of his treatments whose long-term effects on individuals under 18 have never been verified. The parents claimed that the drug caused severe side effects, contributing significantly to his cognitive dulling and induced aggression. Before the trial began, Payton was tested and deemed fit to proceed, which his biological father and stepmother considered unfair. He later pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life in prison for two counts of murder and cruelty to as his sisters were exposed to the gruesome act. The motive behind the shooting remains unknown to this day. YouTube thinks you'll love the video on screen.