An Illinois couple's first date ended in horror after both were shot; only one survived

Tiki the dog helps Illinois man survive gunshot to the head

On Thanksgiving afternoon in 2021, emergency medical technician Dennis Hobson was summoned to a house in the tiny village of Farmersville, Illinois. It was the house where his friend Chris Smith lived with his dog Tiki. What he encountered is the subject of “Fatal First Date,” reported by “48 Hours” correspondent Erin Moriarty and streaming on Paramount+. A 911 call had been placed to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office by someone checking on…

An Illinois couple's first date ended in horror after both were shot; only one survived

During their first date, Leslie Reeves and Chris Smith were ambushed in his Illinois home – both shot in the head. A crime scene investigator described it as one of the most horrific crime scenes he's been to.

A couple's first date ended in horror after both were shot; only one survived