Austin Combs, 26, is accused of killing Anthony King. According to court documents, Combs admitted to shooting him and video footage backs up his confession.
King, 43, was shot in the head and the back in his backyard on Chapel Road, according to Butler County Sheriff Department records. His wife and his son were home at the time, and it was his son who called 911.
"My neighbor just shot my dad," he told the dispatcher.
King's wife identified Combs as the shooter.
"He's come over like four times confronting my husband because he thought he was a Democrat," she said in the 911 call.
She said they were just doing yardwork before the shooting happened. She said she could tell the wounds were fatal.
"He's definitely gone," she said crying. "He's the love of my life."
Deputies swarmed the area to apprehend Combs, who had retreated to his house and then left in a Jeep with his father. A drone was deployed. Investigators began to track cell phone locations.
During the search, dispatchers relayed information about Combs to the police working to apprehend him. According to the dispatch reports, they told officers Combs is autistic and in 2017 had stabbed his father, who survived.
At 1:08 p.m., less than 90 minutes after the shooting, Combs was in custody along with his father after they stopped the Jeep.
Investigators have not revealed a possible motive for the killing.
Combs has been charged with murder. He is being held at the Butler County Jail on a $950,000 bond.
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