Friends of the gunman said they were shocked when they heard who the shooter was.
"The gunman said he had 10 seconds to get the cuffs off or he was going to shoot us, " Ms Lockwood said.
Manning, who was shot six times by the gunman, said that the terrorism designation that the victims are seeking would cover the cost of the medical services that he requires.
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Witnesses who have spoken to CNN about the shooting have said the gunman roamed the theater, shooting people randomly as they tried to scramble away or cowered between seats.
Letters found on the bodies of a gunman were said to carry the title Tehreek-e-Qassas, an unknown group which Indian officials said could be linked to the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, allegedly involved in an attack on the Indian parliament in New Delhi last December.
News reports said the gunman's estranged wife was among the victims, but Shavack said he could not confirm that a family member was involved.
After the hostage-taking was reported, dozens of police and rescue vehicles surrounded the home and a negotiator was keeping in touch with the gunman, police said.
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"From what we understand, he basically fought to the very end and suffered gunshot wounds while trying to take down the gunman, " said Kanwardeep Singh Kaleka, Satwant's nephew.
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"From what we understand, he basically fought to the very end and suffered gunshot wounds while trying to take down the gunman, " said Kanwardeep Singh Kaleka, his nephew.
The slain boy's mother said she picked the gunman out of a photo lineup of 24 mugshots police brought to her Friday.
Investigators have said the gunman told them he did not know why he did it.
Police entered the residence and found the gunman dead in the upstairs bedroom, authorities said.
Sgt Shavack said the gunman opened fire before passing through lobby metal detectors.
Detectives said the gunman did not hesitate before shooting him in the head.
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While held hostage, the Gwinnett County firefighters kept calm and, as importantly, worked to keep the gunman calm, Rutledge said.
Earlier, law enforcement officers said the gunman killed his girlfriend and a child in the home, The Times of Trenton reported.
Israel Radio said the gunman left behind a patched-up, ageing carbine rifle.
Witnesses who spoke to CNN said the gunman roamed the theater, shooting randomly as people tried to scramble away or cowered between seats.
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Witnesses said the gunman fired rapidly, pausing only to reload, even shooting at some soldiers as they hid under desks and fled the building.
In Nablus, soldiers searching for wanted men killed a Palestinian gunman, the army said, while Palestinian sources said a second unarmed Palestinian was killed there in clashes with troops.
"The prosecution say that Mr Cowan fits that profile perfectly, and the prosecution say that you can be sure - all 12 of you, beyond reasonable doubt - that Mr Cowan was the gunman, " he said.
Earlier on Sunday, authorities said the gunman who killed his mother at home and then fatally shot 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School had hundreds of rounds of unspent ammunition when he apparently heard the approach of police sirens and shot himself.
"As she dropped down on the floor, Stephanie -- 21 years old -- had the presence of mind to drop down on the ground with her, pull her out of the aisle, place her fingers over where Allie had been wounded, and applied pressure the entire time, while the gunman was still shooting, " the president said.
Another was shot when he stood up and the fourth was shot after struggling with the gunman all the way out the door, Troyer said.
Interior Minister Angelino Alfano said the alleged gunman wanted to kill himself after the shooting but ran out of bullets.
Later, police said, the gunman is believed to have carjacked and shot two people, killing one, outside a Micro Center computer store in the Tustin area.
Preiti's uncle, interviewed by Sky, said the alleged gunman had moved back to his parents' home in Calabria because he could no longer find work as a bricklayer.
Those weapons were found with Nancy Lanza's younger son, Adam, 20 -- whom three law enforcement officials said was the gunman in Friday's mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
During the shooting, mall patrons said they had no clue where the gunman would fire next.
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