The fiancé of North Carolina Mass shooting victim, Mary Marshall, opened up about her death.
Robert Steele spoke to NBCâs âSunday Todayâ about the day Marshall was killed by an alleged 15-year-old gunman on Thursday in her Raleigh neighborhood.
âShe says, âI need you to come home right now. Immediately. Scruff, our dog, has slipped his collar, and I just heard gunshots,ââ Steele shared.
Once he got home, detectives had already arrived and began asking questions.
âAnd he started asking about tattoos that Mary has, we knew. We knew she was gone,â he recalled tearfully alongside Marshallâs parents and sister.
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Steele and Marshall planned on getting married in two weeks. Marshall was going to surprise Steele with a Wedding band that has a special message engraved inside.
âThe engraving is âYouâre my favorite place,'â Steele explained with the ring in his hand. âI loved when she would wrap me up in her arms and every time we would cuddle that way, she would whisper in my ear before we went to sleep, âYouâre my favorite place.'â
Marshallâs sister, Meaghan McCrickard, told NBC that all she wanted was for her father to walk her down the aisle, the mother-daughter dance, and âRob.â
Thomas Marshall, Mary Marshallâs father, shared that he was really looking forward to walking her down the aisle.
âI couldnât wait for it,â he said.
Two were injured and five were killed during the Mass shooting, including a police officer and a relative of the suspect in a Raleigh neighborhood.
The suspect of the shooting has yet to be named but ABC News reports that he is in the hospital âwith life-threatening injuriesâ after a stand-off with police.
A North Carolina district attorney said that she will be charging the suspect as an adult.
