COLUMBIA, Tenn. (WKRN) — A man accused of killing two of his neighbors, seemingly at random, spoke with News 2 from the Maury County Jail.

The shooting deaths of 46-year-old John Bidle and 51-year-old Stacie Wright rocked a quiet Columbia neighborhood last week. Byron Childers was taken into custody in connection with the case and he told News 2 that he wants to share his side of the story.

"I'm horribly sorry," Childers said. "That was not me. That was something else. It was not me."

On Saturday, May 31, a typically quiet Columbia community was chaos. Police said Childers was walking along Somerset Lane with a rifle when he shot Bidle. Then, upon hearing the gunshots, police said Wright opened the door of her nearby home and was shot several times.

When asked about motive, Childers sa

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