Musi waJune 25, 2007, mapurisa akapinda mumba maBenoit muFayetteville, Georgia apo WWE, vashandi vaBenoit, vakakumbira "kuongororwa kwehutano" mushure mekunge Benoit asiya zviitiko zvevhiki nevhiki pasina chiziviso, zvichikonzera kunetseka. Mapurisa akawana miviri yaBenoit, mudzimai wake Nancy, nemwanakomana wavo ane makore manomwe Daniel nenguva dza2:30 masikati EDT. Pavakaongorora, hapana vamwe vanofungidzirwa vakatsvakwa nemasimba. Zvakaonekwa kuti Benoit akanga aita kuponda. Kwemazuva matatu, Benoit akanga auraya mudzimai wake nemwanakomana asati azviuraya.
nomudzimai wake Nancy, uye mwanakomana wavo Daniel ane makore 7