Then, gunshots.

The shooter was anesthesiologist George “Scott” Samson, the man whose name Ecker Samson had just taken hours before.

Guests had left their home in Terre Haute, Ind., hours after the wedding ceremony on Saturday afternoon. But some reported that just as soon as the couple had said their vows, tensions were obvious.

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“Some guests are telling us the bride and groom didn’t speak to each other at the reception,” said Vigo County Sheriff Chief Deputy Clark Cottom, according to WTVR.

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Back in their home, the newlyweds argued. At 1:25 a.m., 911 dispatchers received the first call: “Help me. 4205 North Creal. Please.”

Dispatchers asked for the address again and for more details. Police say deputies were immediately sent to the address Ecker Samson provided, but they couldn’t find the home because the street address was off by one digit, and the property was unmarked.

Instead of 4205, it was really 4025, a small difference with life-and-death consequences.

A minute after her first call, Ecker Samson called 911 three more times, begging for help, according to the Indianapolis Star. On her final call, she repeated the same wrong address. It was already too late; the dispatcher could hear screams and gunshots in the background before the line went silent, according to the Star.

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Police arrived 15 minutes after the first 911 call and found Ecker Samson dead in her 10-year-old son’s bedroom, with gunshot wounds to the chest and head.

An elderly adult male and female were also found in the home along with Ecker Samson’s son; they were all unharmed.

According to the Star, Kelly’s phone did not have the “smart 911” technology enabled on her phone, and dispatchers couldn’t track her location.