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EMS and Fairfax County police head to EMS and Fairfax County police head to the Banfield's home, a large brick front the Banfield's home, a large brick front the Banfield's home, a large brick front colonial tucked into a quiet cul-de-sac colonial tucked into a quiet cul-de-sac colonial tucked into a quiet cul-de-sac in the DC suburb of Herndon. They're let in the DC suburb of Herndon. They're let in the DC suburb of Herndon. They're let in and led upstairs by the family's au in and led upstairs by the family's au in and led upstairs by the family's au pair. She is who called 911 and she pair. She is who called 911 and she pair. She is who called 911 and she directs them to the main bedroom where directs them to the main bedroom where directs them to the main bedroom where they see the bed is stripped with bloody they see the bed is stripped with bloody they see the bed is stripped with bloody linens on the floor. Two guns are on the linens on the floor. Two guns are on the linens on the floor. Two guns are on the bare mattress and Brendan is kneeling on bare mattress and Brendan is kneeling on bare mattress and Brendan is kneeling on a towel beside the bed next to his naked a towel beside the bed next to his naked a towel beside the bed next to his naked wife, 37-year-old Christine Banfield. wife, 37-year-old Christine Banfield. wife, 37-year-old Christine Banfield. He's using his his bare hands to stop He's using his his bare hands to stop He's using his his bare hands to stop the bleeding that's coming from stab the bleeding that's coming from stab the bleeding that's coming from stab wounds in her neck. And lying atop a dog wounds in her neck. And lying atop a dog wounds in her neck. And lying atop a dog bed against [music] the bed frame, the bed against [music] the bed frame, the bed against [music] the bed frame, the officers see the stranger that Brendan officers see the stranger that Brendan officers see the stranger that Brendan said he shot. said he shot. said he shot. >> [music] >> [music] >> [music] >> Under the dog bed by his head, they find >> Under the dog bed by his head, they find >> Under the dog bed by his head, they find Christine's underwear ripped at the Christine's underwear ripped at the Christine's underwear ripped at the crotch and nearby is what's believed to crotch and nearby is what's believed to crotch and nearby is what's believed to be one of her shirts with a jagged cut be one of her shirts with a jagged cut be one of her shirts with a jagged cut down the back. Now, paramedics go to down the back. Now, paramedics go to down the back. Now, paramedics go to each person, but the man is already each person, but the man is already each person, but the man is already beyond saving. There's still hope for beyond saving. There's still hope for beyond saving. There's still hope for Christine, though. She is breathing. So, Christine, though. She is breathing. So, Christine, though. She is breathing. So, EMS rushes her to an ambulance waiting EMS rushes her to an ambulance waiting EMS rushes her to an ambulance waiting outside while responders inside try to outside while responders inside try to outside while responders inside try to get a handle on this chaotic scene, get a handle on this chaotic scene, get a handle on this chaotic scene, including tending to Brendan, who seems including tending to Brendan, who seems including tending to Brendan, who seems unable to even stand on his own.

>> Can you check him out? >> Can you check him out? >> Yeah, I got I got more units here. We'll >> Yeah, I got I got more units here. We'll >> Yeah, I got I got more units here. We'll we'll check him out. Knives there, guns are on the bed. Knives there, guns are on the bed. >> Right here, the officer standing closest >> Right here, the officer standing closest >> Right here, the officer standing closest to Brendan mouths in the direction of to Brendan mouths in the direction of to Brendan mouths in the direction of the body cam. He doesn't know. He says the body cam. He doesn't know. He says the body cam. He doesn't know. He says it twice, but it's not totally clear it twice, but it's not totally clear it twice, but it's not totally clear what he means cuz what he means cuz what he means cuz Christine was still alive at the house, Christine was still alive at the house, Christine was still alive at the house, but I mean, it's possible that anyone but I mean, it's possible that anyone but I mean, it's possible that anyone with medical training would know that with medical training would know that with medical training would know that her injuries were bad, likely not her injuries were bad, likely not her injuries were bad, likely not survivable.