"We don't know what he was thinking or what was in his mind," Martin said. Martin repeated earlier statements that the shooting appeared to stem from a domestic dispute involving Kelley and his mother-in-law, who sometimes attended services at the church but was not present on Sunday. Investigators have no reason to believe anyone conspired with Kelley, who acted alone, said Texas Department of Public Safety Regional Director Freeman Martin. "The lord saved me because I know it was my last day," Solis told the station.Īuthorities aimed to conclude the crime-scene investigation at the church by Wednesday evening. The couple survived by huddling close to the ground and playing dead. The gunman checked each aisle for more victims, including babies who cried out amid the noise and smoke, Ramirez said. But then he entered the church and resumed "shooting hard" at helpless families, Solis said. She could see bullets flying into the carpet and fellow worshippers falling down, bloodied, after getting hit.įor a moment, the attack seemed to stop, and worshippers thought that police had arrived to confront the gunman. In an interview with San Antonio television station KSAT, Solis said congregants began screaming and dropped to the floor. Rosanne Solis and Joaquin Ramirez were sitting near the entrance to the First Baptist Church on Sunday when they heard what sounded like firecrackers and realized someone was shooting at the tiny wood-frame building. Meanwhile, investigators continued analyzing the gruesome crime scene Tuesday and tried to gain access to the shooter's cellphone, a longstanding challenge for the FBI in thousands of previous cases. We are the first indoor range to have a climate-controlled ventilation system in Charlotte and the surrounding area.The gunman who killed 26 people at a small-town Texas church went aisle to aisle looking for victims and shot crying babies at point-blank range, a couple who survived the attack said. Our range ventilation system is designed to meet all applicable EPA, OSHA and NIOSH air quality standards. HEPA filters keep all re-circulated air as clean as technology will allow. With this in mind, we have a custom designed, climate controlled ventilation system that will keep the particulates and gas from your discharging firearm moving downrange at all times, keeping you clean, cool and comfortable.
Your comfort, health and safety are our first priority. Our Range Safety Officers can help you select an appropriate pre-programmed scenario to test your shooting skills. The target system is easy to use and quickly positions the target at the desired distance. The shooting booth includes Level III ballistic steel for added safety on the firing line, an intercom to contact the RSO and a shooting tray to rest your firearm. Our 25 yard range has 15 shooting lanes with a state-of-the-art wireless, programmable turning target system operated from a local keypad or by our Range Safety Officer through a master control system.