Officers said both Jeanie White and Sebastian appeared "extremely drunk," according to the report. At first, Sebastian said he could not recall the night's events, but he later said, "The one time I have to put her down, set her down, and I get in trouble for it," the report states.

But according to the family, he had beat her before.

Sebastian also bragged to police that he was a "gun enthusiast and owns several guns" and had a concealed-weapons permit. Until Monday's shooting, officers had not seen any weapons, Caron said.

But Ashley White said that was one thing that made her nervous around Sebastian. He was always carrying a gun, she said.

Sebastian had originally been charged with a class B misdemeanor, but the charge was refiled earlier this month as a class A misdemeanor, Caron said.

After Sebastian's May arrest, Springville's victim advocate tried to offer services to Jeanie White, but she repeatedly declined assistance and refused to cooperate with prosecutors, Caron said.

Ashley White said Sebastian had been out of work for seven months, so he and her mother would spend every hour of the day together.

Sebastian and White had been renting the duplex for less than a year, said neighbor Pat Lee. She said the couple kept to themselves.

Lee received a call from the owner of the house late Monday telling her what had happened.

Parker, the owner's daughter, had heard fighting earlier Sunday night and had woken up to a loud noise in the middle of the night. When she heard nothing after that, she thought the fighting had stopped, Parker said.

Bonnie Wickes, who has lived in the neighborhood for 24 years, spoke with Lee outside her door Tuesday morning shortly after she had found out what happened.

"I was totally shocked," Wickes said. "I honestly think a lot of people didn't know what was happening last night."

Other neighbors seemed to be equally taken aback by the news.

"This is a fairly quiet neighborhood," said Darren Hardy, who lives two houses down, "so it's surprising to see something like this happen."

An autopsy was being performed Tuesday to try and learn more information about the deaths, Caron said.

"There is no good reason for domestic violence," he said. "It just happens."

Contributing: Pat Reavy

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