Rural Lincoln County in Mississippi became the scene of a blood bath on Saturday night, when a man escalated a dispute with his wife and in-laws into a shooting spree that left eight people dead. By the end of the rampage, the suspect killed people in three homes, including Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputy William Durr, 36. No other victims have been identified yet.

The Clarion-Ledger identified the suspect as Cory Godbolt. A reporter for the paper was a the scene of the arrest and managed to film a short interview with 35-year-old Godbolt, who was handcuffed. In the interview, Godbolt said he was talking to his wife and members of her family when somebody called law enforcement officials.

“My pain wasn't designed for him. He was just there,” Godbolt said of the sheriff’s deputy. “We was talking about me trying to take the children home... somebody called the officer.... that's what they do, they intervene. It cost him his life. I'm sorry.” He also made it clear he had no intention of surviving his shooting rampage. “Suicide by cop was my intention,” he said. “I ain’t fit to live. Not after what I've done.”