BELL, Fla. — "I just shot my daughter," said the caller who later identified himself as Don Spirit. "I shot all my grandkids and I'll be sitting on my steps and when you get here I"m going to shoot myself," said Spirit to the 911 dispatcher.
"Every one of them are dead," he added.
[ Video: 911 call released in Bell shooting ]
"Ok, Don, what kind of gun do you have?" asked the 911 dispatcher.
"It doesn't matter what kind of gun, they're all dead and when you get here I'll shoot myself and you can figure out what kind of gun it is," said Spirit. "You got all the kids are dead in the house."
"How many people?" asked the dispatcher.
"Six kids, one adult," screamed Spirit. "One of them is a baby."
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Deputies say Spirit shot his daughter, Sarah Spirit, and her six children to death before turning the gun on himself last Thursday at the family's home in Bell, Florida.
Also Tuesday, investigators said the shooting victims died from gun shots from a .45 caliber handgun. Police found the gun near the body of Don Spirit.
Police also said the bodies of the children were found in various locations inside the home. The bodies of Don Spirit and Sarah Spirit were found in separate locations outside the home.
Investigators at the local, state and federal level are looking into how Don Spirit got a hold of a gun since he was a convicted felon.
Investigators have not revealed a motive.
But a recent report from the Department of Children & Families showed the agency opened an investigation into the family in the weeks prior to the shooting. Sarah Spirit admitted to testing positive for synthetic marijuana and marijuana, according to the DCF report.
It led to Sarah Spirit getting arrested and ultimately kicked out of her home. She then moved back in with her father who had been under a DCF investigating for possibly abusing one of his grandchildren, according to DCF.
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Bell Shooting transcription of 911 call:
Dispatcher: Gilchrist County 911 dispatcher with emergency.
Caller: Yes Ma'am, I.. I… umm just shot my daughter and shot all my grandkids, and I'll be sitting on my step. And when you get here, I'm going to shoot myself.
Dispatcher: What is the address you are at Sir?
Caller: 4550 Northwest...Terrace, Don Spirit.
Caller: Their…Their… every one of them are dead.
Dispatcher: And you said your name was Don Spirit?
Caller: Yep.
Dispatcher: All right Don, what kind of gun do you have?
Caller: It doesn't matter what kind of gun I got. They are all dead, and… and… when you get here I will shoot myself. And then you figure out what kind of gun it is.
Dispatcher: How long ago did this happen Don?
Caller: I..I..I don't want to hear it Ma'am, I'm done with every ***** thing. Just bring the ********** out here that's all.
Caller: We got all the kids dead in the house.
Dispatcher: OK, how many people…
Caller: 6 kids, 1 adult.
Dispatcher: 6 kids, 1 adult?
Caller: Yeah. One of them is a baby.
Dispatcher: All right Don, is there any way you can stay on the phone with me till I get someone there to help you?
Caller: What's that?
Dispatcher: Can I get… can I have you stay on the phone with me.
Caller: Naw… no…not that.. I'm waiting for them to get here. And when they get here I'm going to shoot myself on the back step. All I'm doing is waiting for them.
Dispatcher: So you said you're on your back steps?
Caller: Yep.
Dispatcher Whispers: I need help.
Unknown: OK.
Dispatcher: OK, Don. Um...