Culleoka, TN - Police say Parker Ray Elliott, 42, shot and killed his 18-year-old daughter, Rachel. His son, Seth, 15, suffered gunshot wounds to the throat. And his ex-wife, Freda Elliott, 42, is fighting for her life after being shot in the head.

Full story is here - A family in fear, a family destroyed

Below is the transcript of the 911 call that Freda Elliott placed on the night of June 24, 2004,
taken from the article at Tennessean.com

COLUMBIA — A graphic, heart-wrenching tape of Freda Elliott's call to 911 was played for the news media yesterday afternoon by Maury County Sheriff Enoch George.

The tape includes shrieks, screams, gunshots and Elliott pleading for her life and the lives of her two children, Rachel, 18, and Seth, 15, as a man she says is her ex-husband, Parker Ray Elliott, forced his way into her Culleoka home and proceeded to fire a handgun at family members. Freda Elliott had called 911 from inside a closet at her home in Culleoka.

The following is a partial transcript of that call. Items in bold appear to be the voice of the 911 dispatcher.

911 Office, Tammy.

Tammy, my ex-husband's here with a gun. He's in here. He's got a gun.
He's going to kill them, hurry.
He's got my kids, quick.

What's his name?

Parker Elliott.
(Quick, shallow breathing)

2005 Forrest Ridge Trail, Culleoka. We've got a male subject in the house with a weapon.

He just told my kids he's going to kill them if I'm on the phone. He's going to kill me.

I don't need you to hang up. Has he been drinking?

He's going to kill me. They're in the hallway with him, and I'm hiding in the closet.
(First shot is heard)
I'm hiding in the closet. I'm coming out 'cause he'd not going to hurt my kids. The kids are with him.

Can they get out?

I want to make sure he doesn't shoot my kids. The kids are with him.
They're deterring him. Please, please, he's going to kill them.

Has he been drinking?

He's got to be.

How long has he been out of the residence?

(Labored, quick breathing)
The kids are telling him I'm not here. He said if I'm here, he'll kill them.
He just shot the gun.

He hasn't seen you yet?

He's coming. He just shot the gun again. Please! Please!

What kind of a gun is it?

A handgun. He's going to the front door.

(Dispatcher to other emergency personnel) He's inside the house, shooting. He had two children and an ex-wife.

Oh, he hit one of them!

Stay in the closet. He doesn't know you're in the closet?

He can see the phone cord coming in. Oh! He hit one of them.
(Gunshots. Sound of girl screaming in the background)
They've got the gun. I think my kids have got my gun. I can't believe I forgot to get it.
I think one of my children has the weapon. He's shot five times. I'm hiding in the closet, and my kids are out there with him.

How old are the kids?

15 and 18.
(Gunshots and screaming)
He shot five more. Is that all of them?

Ma'am, I don't know what kind of gun he has.

He hasn't shot them yet. My kids are still OK.
(Labored breathing)
(Kids screaming)
He's going to kill me.
(Screaming)
He's coming to the closet! He's coming to the closet! He's coming to the closet!
(Kids screaming, shrieking)
He's at the closet. He's going to shoot me. Help me! He's here. He's gonna hit me with the gun.
(Children screaming in the background)

Calm down.

He's still shooting at the kids! Help me!
(Whimpering)

Be calm! They're getting there. They're coming.

He's beating on the doors.
(Loud banging)
He's still shooting.
Parker, don't!
Parker, no! Please, no!
He's going to beat a hole in the door.

Ma'am, calm down. What's your name?

Please! Freda! Freda!
(Yell heard from man in background)
Please, don't hurt my kids! Don't hurt my babies! Parker, no!

Where are they?

I don't know.
(Screaming)
Parker, please! Don't!
(Screams, screams, screams)
(Gunshots)
Don't hurt my babies!!
(Shrieks)
(Screams)

Freda, what's going on? Freda?

(Gunshots, gunshots)

Hello?

This is E-Com 720. We just heard two gunshots inside the residence. We heard a woman screaming. Now we've got dead silence.

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