In court, his father testified that after Daniel shot both of his parents, he tried to make the event look like a murder-suicide by placing the gun in his father's hand whilst saying to him “Hey dad, here’s your gun.
Sang ayah berkata di pengadilan bahwa sesudah Daniel menembak kedua orangtuanya, dia mencoba membuat kejadiannya tampak seolah-olah seperti pembunuhan–bunuh diri dengan meletakkan senjata tersebut di tangan ayahnya sambil berkata: "Hai, ayah.