McCallie told The New Yorker that after leaving the gas station he went "blank." With a .22-calibre revolver he had in his vehicle, McCallie returned to Smith's to confront Todd. "You need to get your s--t and leave," he said to Todd while firing into a kitchen cabinet. A fight broke out between the two men.

Smith says she was able to grab the gun and yelled for Todd to release his hold on McCallie. When he refused, Smith shot him. Both Smith and McCallie called 911 and did CPR on Todd for 30 minutes until police arrived but it was too late. He was dead.