A CHILLING 911 call reveals the final moments before a teacher was murdered in her own home.
Zoe Welsh, 57, was on the phone with law enforcement when a man she recognized broke into her home and fatally struck her with a brick.
Zoe Welsh, 57, was murdered in her home on January 3Credit: Handout
Ryan Camacho is a suspect in the murderCredit: Raleigh Police Department
The man allegedly broke into her homeCredit: Fox8
A newly released transcript of the 911 audio recounts the moment Welsh called officers after Ryan Camacho, 36, allegedly broke into her home in Raleigh, North Carolina, Fox affiliate WNCN reported.
“A man just broke in through the window,” Welsh told operators at 6:32 am on January 3.
“He’s in the house right now.”
Welsh claimed the intruder was a homeless man she saw at Fred Fletcher Park in Raleigh.
The teacher told 911 operators that the man went into her kitchen and took something from the refrigerator.
“He broke in with a brick,” she said.
The teacher then followed her statement with: “No – no.”
The 911 dispatcher immediately asked Welsh where she was at.
“He hit me with a brick – he hit me with a brick,” she frantically replied.
“I’m on the floor in my bedroom. Please (unintelligible).”
Four different police officers rushed to the scene and found a hemorrhage on the left side of Welsh’s head.
Camacho is now sitting in jail, charged with murder and felony burglary.
The suspect has a 20-year-long criminal history and was recently released from jail in December.
Camacho was charged with misdemeanor charges, but the case was dropped by the Wake County District Attorney’s Office after Camacho was found mentally incompetent.
The district attorney pushed for Camacho to be involuntarily committed, but the judge said he didn’t prove to be a danger to society.
RESIDENTS REACT
Residents in the area are saying that Welsh’s death was completely preventable.
“That’s not the way it’s supposed to be,” a resident named Jan, who walks her dog in Fletcher Park, told CBS 17.
“I don’t understand how the City of Raleigh, the state capital, and police and park authorities can know there are people sleeping here and allow that.”
Mayor Janet Cowell blamed the justice system for Welsh’s death.
“Clearly, the justice system had some discipline, but not enough,” Cowell said.
“The thought for me is if we need a more specific mental health court.”
Cowell said she’s working with local congressional representatives to find a solution to the problem.
The mayor is reportedly looking into moving homeless encampments to permanent housing.