Stop it, Ally.
A mother and her daughter are just coming home
from breakfast at a local restaurant.
Boy, in the house.
They shoo the dogs inside,
closing and locking the doors behind them,
but the calm of this day is almost immediately shattered.
And this homeowner and her family will find themselves
explaining to police exactly what happened that day.
A car pulled in right behind us,
and I kind of looked at Ally and said, "Whose car is that?"
And she said, "I don't know." [Indistinct].
Stacy Duckro is talking about her daughter, Ally,
and she's talking about this car and this driver.
Soon enough, mom, daughter and dad, Mitch,
all learn the identity of this young man, James Rayl,
Ally's old high school boyfriend.
We saw that it was James standing there.
They kind of dated when they were younger.
But it had been years since the two had seen one another.
Until last night, there had been no contact at all.
Hi, Ally. It's James.
Then, this voice message, out of the blue ...
I just wanted to reach out to you
because I just wanted to see how you're doing.
James, she doesn't want to talk to you.
Ally never calls James back,
and yet here he is on her front porch the next day.
Get off my porch.
He was just standing there with his hands like this
behind his back, like this. And I, several times ...
I don't know exactly how many times,
but I said, "James, she doesn't want to talk to you.
You need to leave."
It looks like James gets the message, and he walks away.
[ Chatter ]
But a few minutes later ...
He's like, "Hey, he's coming back."
James, no.
Oh, my ... god.
I didn't want him coming in the house.
911, what's your emergency?
There's some guy on my front porch. He won't leave.
Do you know who it is?
Yes.
[Indistinct].
Yeah, he is an ex-boyfriend of mine.
James, no.
Oh, my ... god.
Get off my porch.
And the door started popping out,
started popping open,
so Mitch is trying to hold the door closed
so he wouldn't come in.
Dad is holding the door.
Mom is freaking out. He starts overpowering my dad.
I was so scared, and Ally was terrified.
We both screamed.
[BLEEP].
What is your name?
Allyson Duckro. Can you please hurry, please?
Police are on the way, but it may be too late
to prevent the threat at the door.
And he hit it again, and I [Indistinct]
back because he hit the door so hard.
The door frame splits off. He was starting to get in.
Ally's dad grabs his gun from the bedside stand.
Get off my porch.
[BLEEP]. James ...
Ma'am ...
Yeah? What's going on?
He broke through door, and my dad shot at him.
Did he run, or is he still there?
I really don't know, ma'am. I'm hiding.
[Indistinct].
Ma'am, I need you to calm down enough
to tell me. Has he been shot?
I think so. [Indistinct] the door.
I don't want to look. Please don't make me look.
You can see Rayl laying on the walkway
near the garage. He is not moving.
Did you shoot him?
Yes. He tried to break in and get to our daughter.
The 22-year-old attacker
was shot three times and died at the scene.
I've got three casings.
Inside the home,
the surviving family tries to recover.
Are you okay, ma'am?
You want to just help her. I don't want her to fall.
We did everything we could to get him to leave.
The police talk to all three family members.
In the end, no charges were filed against Mitch Duckro,
and his daughter couldn't be more proud of her father.
Thank you for saving me. You're the best dad ever.
You just saved my life.
James Rayl's family disagrees with the grand jury's decision
not to charge Mitch Duckro with murder.
They are actively campaigning to seek justice for their son.