Sneak peek: The Strange Shooting of Alex Pennig | Forensic Files

911 what is the address of your it's a day I don't think I'll ever forget is she still is she alive is she
she breathing no no a sheriff's vehicle pulled up and she informed us that Alex was
dead I don't remember what I did than fall to my needs what's her name Alex Alex loved people she was very
caring she loved animals she'd bring home a story she'd bring home all kinds of things but she worked a lot of years
to get her degree in nursing cuz she truly wanted to become a nurse thank you to my family for never once giving up on
me when many times I'm sure you'd wanted to I talked to her at 6:00 that evening
via text she was doing great and that was that was kind of the last thing is this your
partner her first mat is it Matthew and what's your last name Matthew eer was a nurse
practitioner he was well educated good-look guy we have a lot of nurses in my family and he is one of the best
nurses I know he was a friend that she had met through this part-time job she had she called me she had called him
that she needed his help that she was in trouble she had been in a domestic dispute with her then boyfriend and
Matthew eer thought she was being assaulted and so he came down he was on his way to work and detoured and came
right to her apartment he had brought a gun he brought it with him everywhere he
went he had a permit to carry we were briefed by the responding officers as we're entering the apartment and they
were telling us their observations and what Matthew Ecker had told them were you guys arguing or something
no no she just scammed it and put it into her head Alex is laying on her back she has a gunshot wound to her head the
handgun was facing this way it was on her left shoulder like this it just didn't look right the scene didn't look
right how did she get in that position but just didn't make sense they're thinking they're not getting the whole
story from Mr eer he's the only one that can tell us what happened he was the only one that was there the only
evidence is that she touched the gun there was gunshot residue on her left hand just as a mom and knowing your kid
I didn't it didn't fit he didn't have any motive to kill her I mean he was coming down to protect her there's no
way he did this I would bet my entire life on the fact that he is innocent the first thing he said to me is Mom I did
not do this what happened

ENCORE: A nurse is found dead in her apartment. Surveillance video captures her coming home for the last time. Can investigators piece together what happened next? "48 Hours" contributor Natalie Morales reports Saturday, Aug. 9 at 10/9c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+ (DVR alert: possible sports delay).

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Brief Summary

The episode recounts the tragic death of nursing student Alex and the implications for her friend Matthew Ecker, who responded to help her.

Key points

Tragic News. A sheriff's vehicle arrives to deliver devastating news about Alex.
Domestic Dispute. Alex was in a troubling situation before her death, involving her boyfriend.
A Mother's Doubt. A mother grapples with the circumstances surrounding her daughter's death.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

Alex loved people she was very caring.

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