Bodycam video shows Caleb Flynn’s reaction after wife Ashley’s death

Newly released body camera video obtained by Fox News Digital shows the husband of an Ohio teacher shot and killed in the couple’s home reacting immediately following her death.

Caleb Flynn, 39, is charged with murder in the death of his wife, Ashley Flynn.

The mother, teacher and volleyball coach was shot to death at the family’s home in Tipp City on Feb. 16. Caleb Flynn was arrested later that same weekend after calling 911 to report someone had broken into the family’s home.

Video released by Tipp City police shows officers arriving at the home believing they were responding to a failed burglary attempt, and some footage is blurred while showing the interior of the residence.

Officers later encounter Caleb Flynn at the home.

“Oh, my God, my God, my God,” Caleb Flynn says, crying in the video.

“Is that so, is he gone?” he asks. “What am I going to do with my daughters?”

Caleb Flynn continues to appear frantic during the initial search of the home, crying loudly and gasping for air as officers attempt to communicate with him.

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

“Ashley is dead,” she repeats, tearfully, “Mom, she’s gone. I don’t know what to do.”

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

Moments later, body camera video shows Caleb Flynn stumbling and falling to the ground as he leaves the house.

He was later seen vomiting in the front yard of his home while being comforted by a woman who arrived at the scene and was later identified as the child’s grandmother.

As the woman bursts into tears, she adds, “The girls don’t know.”

The couple shared their two daughters, who were sleeping in the house at the time of the attack, according to the 911 call and body camera video.

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

In the 911 call obtained by Fox News Digital, Caleb Flynn is heard telling authorities that someone broke into his home and killed his wife.

“Oh my God, someone broke into my house, someone broke into my house and shot my wife,” Caleb Flynn said. “My wife, she was shot twice in the head, there is blood everywhere. Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god.”

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The officer then asked if Ashley was breathing and she responded, “No, I don’t think so.”

“Ashley, Ashley, baby, baby please, oh god, no – she’s out!” he said.

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Caleb Flynn later added that he found the door “leading to the garage door” “wide open” at the time of the shooting.

Additionally, according to News Center 7, the person who called 911 told dispatchers that the children were asleep in their room at the home.

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“Someone broke into RP [reporting person’s] It is unknown whether they are still there. “The garage door is open,” the officer said. “There was a woman who appeared to have been shot in the head. “He’s not responding right now.”

Caleb Flynn appeared in court on Friday, February 20. (Dayton Daily News)

“The team is on its way; they have not started preparations yet. Are they in a position to respond?” he asked.

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“Yes, just one person,” one first responder replied.

Two young children were reportedly asleep in their bedroom at the time of the shooting.

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“RP and his young daughter were locked in a bedroom,” the officer told police, according to the report. “Just one correction; the teens will be sleeping in their own rooms right now.”

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

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

Prosecutors allege ‘Caleb Flynn killed his wife’ [redacted] during the morning hours of February 16, 2026,” according to court documents obtained by Fox News Digital. The documents alleged that the suspect used a 9mm handgun to kill his wife and then staged a crime scene inside the home, causing responding officers to be “misled.”

Caleb Flynn is accused of shooting and killing his wife, Ashley Flynn, in their Ohio home while their young daughter slept. (Ashley Flynn/Facebook)

He was later transported to Miami County Jail and arraigned. He denied all charges and set his bail at $2 million.

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Caleb Flynn’s attorney, L. Patrick Mulligan, previously told Fox News Digital that prosecutors were rushing to charge his client with murder.

“Caleb Flynn pled not guilty this morning and looks forward to pleading this case. We are both disappointed and concerned about the short timeline and appear to be in a rush to reach a verdict in this case,” Mulligan said. “When the government runs out of leads or is unable to develop leads and cares for a surviving spouse in such cases, the likelihood of wrongful conviction increases.”

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Caleb Flynn was a contestant on “American Idol” in 2013 and was filmed talking about his love for his wife and their relationship during an episode of Hometown Interview.

“I absolutely love God. I love my wife more than anything. She is very, very beautiful. I love her,” Caleb Flynn said. “But you know, I’m definitely a normal person who loves singing more than anything else in the world.”

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

Fox News Digital’s Tessa Hoyos and Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this report.

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