Video shows ex-'American Idol' contestant's emotional outburst after he allegedly killed his wife
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Fox News Digital has obtained newly released footage from a police body camera that captures the moments following the tragic shooting of an Ohio teacher inside her home. The video reveals the immediate reaction of her husband.

Caleb Flynn, aged 39, faces murder charges in connection with the death of his wife, Ashley Flynn.

Ashley, a dedicated educator and volleyball coach, was fatally shot on February 16 at their residence in Tipp City. Caleb was taken into custody later that week after he had initially called 911, claiming a break-in had occurred at their home.

The footage provided by Tipp City police depicts officers arriving at the scene under the impression they were handling an attempted burglary. Parts of the video are intentionally blurred to obscure the home’s interior.

Ashley and Caleb Flynn in an undated photo with their two children.

The Flynns, pictured alongside their two children in an undated photo. (GoFundMe)

Upon entering the house, officers confront Caleb Flynn.

“Oh, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus,” a sobbing Caleb Flynn says in the video. 

“Is she, is she gone?” he asks. “What do I do with my daughters?” 

Caleb Flynn continues to appear frantic throughout the initial search of the home, loudly crying and hyperventilating as officers attempt to communicate with him. 

At one point, he can be heard calling his own mother to inform her of the situation. 

“Ashley’s dead,” he repeats, sobbing, “Mommy, she’s gone. I don’t know what to do.”

Caleb Flynn reacting to his wife’s death.

Bodycam video shows Caleb Flynn bending down to vomit after his wife’s death inside their home in Tipp City, Ohio on Feb. 16, 2026.  (Tipp City Police Department)

Several minutes later, bodycam video captures Caleb Flynn exiting the home before stumbling and falling to the ground. 

He is later seen throwing up in the front yard of his home as he is comforted by a woman who arrived at the scene and is later identified as the children’s grandmother. 

“The girls don’t know,” he adds, as the woman also breaks down in tears.

The couple shared two daughters, who were asleep inside the home when the shooting happened, according to a 911 call and the bodycam video.

Caleb Flynn and a woman cry in bodycam video.

Caleb Flynn and a woman cry in bodycam video recorded on the day Ashley Flynn was killed. (Tipp City Police Department)

In a 911 call obtained by Fox News Digital, Caleb Flynn can be heard telling authorities that someone broke into his house and killed his wife. 

“Oh my god, somebody broke into my home, somebody broke into my home and shot my wife,” Caleb Flynn said. “My wife, she’s got two shots to her head, there’s blood everywhere. Oh my god, oh my god, oh my God.”

“Someone broke into the RP [reporting person’s] house, unknown if they are still there. Garage door is open,” the dispatcher said. “There was apparently a female shot in the head. Is not responding currently.”

Caleb Flynn arraigned in court.

Caleb Flynn fwas arraigned in court on Friday, Feb. 20. (Dayton Daily News)

“Squad is en route; they aren’t staged yet. Are they good to respond in?” the dispatcher asked.

“Yes, one person only,” a first responder replied.

The two young children were reportedly asleep in their bedrooms when the shooting happened.

“RP and juvenile daughter are locked in a bedroom,” the dispatcher told police, according to the outlet.  “Just a correction — the juveniles are going to be in their own rooms asleep currently.”

Three days later, Caleb Flynn was arrested in connection with his wife’s killing.

He is charged with murder, two counts of felonious assault with a deadly weapon and two counts of tampering with evidence. 

Prosecutors allege that “Caleb Flynn murdered his wife [redacted] in the morning hours of February 16, 2026,” according to court documents obtained by Fox News Digital. He allegedly used a 9mm handgun to kill his wife and later staged a crime scene inside the home, causing responding officers to be “led estray,” documents said. 

Ashley Flynn and her husband in an undated photo

Caleb Flynn is accused of shooting and killing his wife, Ashley Flynn, inside their Ohio home as their young daughters slept.  (Ashley Flynn/Facebook)

He was later booked into the Miami County Jail and arraigned, where he pleaded not guilty to all charges and had his bond set at $2 million.

In a previous statement to Fox News Digital, Caleb Flynn’s attorney, L. Patrick Mulligan, said prosecutors rushed to accuse his client of murder.

“Caleb Flynn entered a plea of Not Guilty this morning and looks forward to defending this case. We are both disappointed and concerned about the short timeline and seeming rush to judgment in this case,” Mulligan said. “When the government runs out of leads or can’t develop leads and looks at a surviving spouse in cases such as these, the chance of a wrongful conviction increases.”

In 2013, Caleb Flynn was a contestant on “American Idol” and was filmed talking about his love for his wife and their relationship during a Hometown Interview segment. 

“I absolutely love the Lord. I love my wife more than anything. She is very, very pretty. I love her,” Caleb Flynn said. “But, you know, I’m just a normal person who absolutely loves to sing more than anything in the world.”

Fox News Digital has reached out to Flynn’s attorney for additional comment.

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