‘She Killed Her Mom': Inside Disturbing 911 Call Made by Carly Gregg's Stepfather After Teen Shot Him

Mar. 15, 2025

Carly Gregg.Photo:Lauren Witte/Clarion Ledger / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Lauren Witte/Clarion Ledger / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Newman told the courtroom that moments before the woman was killed, Gregg’s mother was searching her daughter’s bedroom for vape pens, WLBT alsoreported.

Later, the teenager lied in wait in an apparent ambush designed to shoot and kill her stepfather, 39-year-old Heath Smylie, when he arrived home, prosecutors said, per the outlets.

The investigation found that the teen was messaging her stepfather asking when he would be home after shooting her mother, Rankin County investigator Zachary Cotton said at a preliminaryhearingin April.

Heath testified during the trial that the “gun went off in my face before the door was open,” referring to when he arrived home, perABC7. After wrestling the gun away from Gregg, he called 911. “She killed her mom," he reportedly said in the call.

Ashley Smylie.Northwest Rankin High School

Northwest Rankin High School

According toThe Clarion-Ledger, the stepfather can also be heard letting out cries as he claims to have found Ashley’s body. The outlet reported that Gregg appeared emotional and had her head down with her hands placed over her eyes while the call was played in the courtroom.

Gregg fled the scene after the shooting, but was later arrested near the home, authorities said.

While Gregg’s defense team did not deny she killed her mother, the attorneys contended that the teenager was experiencing a mental health crisis on the day of the killing and didn’t remember the shooting.

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Dr. Andrew Clark, a child psychologist, testified during the trial that Gregg dealt with symptoms of depression and was previously prescribed medication that made her feel numb,The Clarion-Ledgerreported. Clark also told the court that Gregg heard voices, which were “getting worse” prior to the shooting and that she had a history of self-harm.

Gregg, now 15, was sentenced to life in prison after she was found guilty on all counts including first-degree murder, attempted murder and tampering with evidence, according toThe Clarion-Ledger,WAPT, andWLBT.

source: people.com