Ten Year Old Boy Calls 911

"JEFFERSONVILLE, IN — Two young children are without a mother after police said she shot her 8-year-old daughter before shooting and killing herself. It all happened while the woman’s 10-year-old son was just down the hall.

"`This place was swamped. Ambulance, police, the fire department were all here,` a neighbor said describing the scene at 6 a.m. at the Hallmark Jeffersonville Apartments.

"That man’s neighbor, 35-year-old Melissa Combs, shot her 8-year-old daughter,police said, then turned the gun on herself, taking her own life.

"Police said the son witnessed the shootings.

"`He was the 911 caller. He heard the gunshots and he was the one who called us to the scene,` Jeffersonville Police Det. Todd Hollis said.

"When officers arrived, they said they found the Combs' body and the injured girl.

"`It’s nothing short of miraculous that she's able to speak with officers. She didn't even know at the time that she had been shot,` Hollis said.

"The girl was rushed to Kosair Children's Hospital where she underwent surgery. She is reported to be in stable condition and is expected to recover from her injuries."

From WHAS11.com...