Wife of man shot dead during child custody dispute in Texas speaks out I ABC7

TURNS DEADLY IN TEXAS PUTTING THE STATE'S STAND YOUR GROUND LAW IN TO A TEST. THE VICTIM'S WIFE SAYS VIDEO OF THE CONFRONTATION TELLS A DIFFERENT STORY. IT IS DIFFICULT TO WATCH. ABC 7. >> CHAD WAS INTENDING TO PICK UP HIS NINE-YEAR-OLD SON FROM HIS EX-WIFE SEEN HERE IN THE WHITE SHIRT. REED'S CURRENT WIFE JENNIFER CAPTURING THIS VIDEO FROM HER CAR SPEAKING EXCLUSIVELY TO GMA. >> HE WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR TIME WITH HIS KIDS. >> HER NEW PARTNER JOINS THE ARGUMENT BRANDISHING A RIFLE. >> CALL 911. >> HE SHOOTS AT HIS FEET AND CHAD APPEARS TO REACH TOWARD THE GUN WHEN HE FIRES TWO FATAL SHOTS. SO FAR NO CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE CASE. >> DID YOU EVER THINK THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN? >> NO. I THOUGHT IT WAS LIKE A STUN GUN OR A TAZER GUN OR SOMETHING LIKE WHO IS GOING TO BRING OUT THEIR HAVING A DISCUSSION ABOUT A CUSTODY THING. >> JENNIFER REED'S LAWYER BELIEVES SELF-DEFENSE DOES NOT APPLY. >> WHEN EVER HE BROUGHT THE FIREARM OUT HE TS ONE WHO PROVOKED THE SITUATION. >> THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY RECUSED THEIR OFFICE THOUGH POLICE DEPARTMENT TURNING THE CASE OVER TO TEXAS' ATTORNEY GENERAL. >> THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IS GOING TO BE LOOKING AT JUSTIFICATION OF STAND YOUR GROUND, JUSTIFICATION WAS THERE THE THREAT POTENTIALLY THAT CHAD COULD HARM KYLE OR GET HIS HANDS ON THE WEAPON AND SO AS A RESULT KYLE SHOT HIM. >> JENNIFER IS ALSO FIGHTING TO GET CUSTODY OF HER HUSBAND'S KIDS.

Channel: ABC7

Views: 1,233,318

Keywords: Lubbock, texas, custody, shooting, killed, caught on camera, caught on video, stand your ground, castle doctrine, father, dad, dispute, argument, mom, mother, wife, gun, son

Id: -7shU6sLy0c

Length: 2min 25sec (145 seconds)

Published: Sun Nov 28 2021