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“American Idol” contestant Caleb Flynn is charged with fatally shooting his wife in their Ohio home.

Ashley Flynn, 37, a volleyball coach and substitute teacher, was pronounced dead at the scene on Monday, Feb. 16.

Police arrested Flynn on Thursday, Feb. 19, and charged him with murder, two counts of felonious assault and 2 counts of tampering with evidence. There were no signs of forced entry, police said.

TMZ obtained 911 audio of Flynn’s frantic call in the early morning hours on Monday. “Somebody broke in my home and shot my wife! There’s blood everywhere! Sir, please send somebody!”

Flynn, 39, said his wife was shot 2 times in the head and the home invader who shot her was gone. He said their daughters slept through the shooting.

The dispatcher initially confused Flynn for a woman, saying, “Ma’am, I need you to take a deep breath okay?”

Flynn pleaded not guilty on Friday morning during a video-arraignment from Miami County, Ohio Jail.

“I just want to take care of my daughters. I’m not a risk,” he told Judge Samuel Huffman. The judge set his bond at $2 million. He is currently still in jail.

His attorney accused police of rushing their investigation.

“It’s disturbing the speed at which this occurred,” said defense attorney L. Patrick Mulligan. “I question the thoroughness” of the investigation.

Mulligan also complained that the bond was “unnecessarily high” for a domestic violence murder case.

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The Tipp City police chief assured there would be “the most thorough investigation possible.”

The police department received assistance from the FBI, Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Miami County Sheriff’s Office and Miami County Prosecutor’s Office, according to Dayton Daily News.

Flynn was a contestant on Season 12 of American Idol. He impressed judges with his performance of “Lean On Me.”