checking it out? >> he arrived in a blue suv, one of the dogs did hit on the vehicle. the hazardous devices unit did check the vehicle. to the best of my knowledge, there are no explosives there. it could well have been that the dogs hit on the vehicle due to the ammunition that had been either in their prior to the dog sniffing it, or that remains in the vehicle. >> reporter: did anyone describe the weapon? handgun, long gun? >> all of the witnesses now are being interviewed. we have early information that we need to corroborate. we need to make sure what's fact and what's not. we'll update you with all of that in the next little while. >> reporter: can you clarify, the church member who was pistol whipped, after being pistol whipped, went out to the car to get his own gun or did that happen after -- >> no, it is my understanding that he confronted the gunman. keep in mind that he gave us