Police allege Lopez appeared at the front door with a handgun - a claim refuted by Lopez's wife, who was home at the time. Wells said Lopez, who was not wanted for any crime at the time of his death, was killed by a single bullet to the back of the head.
Amaphoyisa asola ukuthi uLopez wavela emnyango wangaphambili ephethe isibhamu - isimangalo esaphikiswa ngunkosikazi kaLopez, owayesekhaya ngaleso sikhathi. UWells uthe uLopez, owayengenacala afunelwa lona  ngesikhathi sokufa kwakhe, wabulawa ngenhlamvu eyodwa emuva kwekhanda.