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Alert. the manhunt stretching up and down the west coast. she was found 1,000 miles from dimaggio's home. he had a rifle where he held hannah. >> the only way to access it is by helicopter. >> reporter: dimaggio fired at least one shot at the fbi. he was gunned down by the fbi. >> she is a victim in every sense of the word in this horrific crime. >> reporter: the break came wednesday when a group of horseback riders recognized the teen. >> she has a scared look on her face. >> reporter: many details remain unclear including the motive and the circumstances which hannah traveled with dimaggio. ...

I am proud of her, and i love her very much. as a family, give us our time to heal and grieve. >> now sheriff gore joins me. a satisfactory end to what could have potentially been a horrendous situation for hannah anderson. tell me about the operation itself. our understanding is that he opened fire first, james dimaggio, and the fbi officers here on the ground then killed him, is that your understanding? >> yes, piers, what we've determined from the interview that was done with hannah up in idaho by fbi forensic experts, is that dimaggio had a rifle, he fires at least one round.

At a news conference in her hometown of san diego her dad asked for privacy. >> the healing process will be slow. she has been through a tremendous, horrific ordeal. i am very proud of her and i love her very much. she is surrounded by the love of her family, friends, and community. again, please as a family, give us our team to heal and grieve. >> police say the investigation is still ongoing but they caution there are things, quote, unquote, we might never know. and a building crumbles. dozens of people inside. quick thinking by this one security guard helped everyone get out alive. we tal...

He had killed her mother and her brother, but she had no idea that his rural home had been set on fire, that's about a three acre property, it's sprawling, so she didn't detect that either. as she went on this forced escapade, no idea that she lost her family members. >> any suggestion at all that hannah may have had any part of this, gone along voluntarily, and then it became a much bigger adventure or whatever it may be. is there any suggestion that may be the case. >> certainly not at this point, many people have suggested that she didn't know at all what was going on, of course, this was a...

For the well-being of hannah anderson and her family. as brett said, they have experienced a horrific ordeal and loss. they need time to heal and grieve. thank you very much. i turn it to the assistant special agent in charge rob howell from the fbi who will make a few brief comments and answer a few questions, as many as we can before ending. go ahead. >> thank you, sheriff. on behalf of the fbi family, let me just say that we offer our condolences and deepest sympathy to the anderson family for the tragedy they endured and suffered this week. we echo mr. anderson's statements that they need ...