A glamorous Texas realtor was killed during a tense clash that all began with the innocent brush of a Mercedes Benz.
Ashlee Long, 28, was shot dead on April 5 while visiting Dallas for a work conference.
She was with a friend downtown at around 2.30am, when her friend touched a white Mercedes as it drove by on the street – prompting the luxury sedan owner to come to a stop on the street.
The driver, Kendrick Finch, then emerged with a 9mm handgun.
Footage of the incident shows Long’s friend, William Kistler, 36, reaching for Long’s purse, which had his gun in it.
Kistler struggled with Long, as she tried to hold him back but he was eventually able to retrieve his .40 caliber pistol from her bag.
Ashlee Long, a relator in the Houston area, had traveled to Dallas for work. She was out with a male companion the night she was murdered, according to police
Dramatic images of deadly shooting in Dallas, Texas show the moment realtor Ashlee Long, 28, was shot after her friend touched a car passing on the street April 5
Dallas police have charged Kendrick Finch, 34, in her death. Video of the shooting shows Finch stepping out of Mercedes in downtown Dallas with a gun and firing at Ashlee Long
At that point, Finch started shooting at the pair on a busy street filled with shops, restaurants and apartment buildings, striking Long in the process.
Kistler, who was able to fire three shots from his weapon, was also hit and was taken to the hospital while Finch fled.
Finch called police hours later, according to local station Fox 4, and identified himself as the shooter. However, it wasn’t until April 18 when he turned himself over to investigators.
His previous criminal records include drug and burglary charges, the TV station reported.
Despite Finch fleeing from the crime scene, his lawyer claims Kistler is to blame for the shooting.
‘We know for sure Ashlee Long would be alive today except for William Kistler. William Kistler is the one who started everything that night it showed in the video,’ her attorney stated in court.
Ashlee graduated in 2019 from the University of Houston with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
While out on the town with a friend April 5 around 2:30 a.m., Long’s friend touched a white Mercedes as it drove by on the street, prompting the luxury sedan to come to a stop on the street. The friend was later identified as William Kistler, 36
Even before Finch stepped out of the car, Long’s male companion reached into her purse and pulled out a gun
Finch began shooting at the pair, striking Long. Multiple images of her falling to the ground were shown in court. She died at a Dallas hospital
Long, 28, worked as a relator with Keller Williams, Magnolia Realty, and most recently, Century 21
Realtor Ashlee Long was shot and killed on April 5, allegedly by Kendrick Dinch
‘We don’t have the toxicology report yet of these two individuals, but I can bet where that’s going to end up.
‘He’s trying to fight random people on the street and then my client’s car. Driving by at a normal rate of speed gets hit.’
Finch was only defending himself, his lawyer added.
‘When (Kistler) takes those steps towards my client, my client has every right under the law to defend himself.’
Long’s family declined to speak to the media after a court hearing Wednesday, but had previously told local reporters their daughter was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
‘I’m still in a fog. I just feel like I’m in a daze every day,’ Michelle Long, Ashlee’s mother told the outlet in April.
