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Obviously what he used them for. some sportsmen, some collectors could upwards of 100 weapons. but obviously his fascination with the military brought him to this point where he used these weapons in such a matter that obviously 13 sounds like a huge number. i think the key to this is just from a purely law enforcement perspective, i would like to find out what weapons he chose out of that 13 to bring to that school. and the fact that he had a flak jacket with a metal plate in the front means he was ready to exchange gunfire with whoever responded to that scene. >> so i want to ask you about t...

As many as possible. >> shots with him. he's in a classroom. >> reporter: investigators say the gunman brought a steel-plated flak jacket, multiple pistols and a rifle. >> six were recovered at the school. seven were recovered at the shooter's residence along with five magazines. >> reporter: the gunman entered a classroom and her brother was in the next building. >> my sister is laying shot and i'm stuck in a storage room and can't do anything. >> ana told her brother and father he first killed the professor. students hit the ground. the gunman asked them one by one a single, chilling questio...

Semiautomatic pistols which are obviously -- you could put out a lot of rounds with those pistols if they have high-capacity magazines, you don't have to load as often. the fact that he had the flak jacket is key to me. it's not like a bulletproof vest but when you put a metal plate in it, it makes it a bulletproof vest. >> does that indicate to you that he wanted to survive this? >> it seems like he wanted to get into an exchange of gunfire. whether he wanted to survive this or not, i doubt it at this point. i mean, when you're ready to exchange gunfire with law enforcement and i give all kud...

14 traced to a federal firearms dealer, and they are all at different stages in the tracing process. 8 of the 14 have been traced to first trace purchasers. 7 have been purchased by the shooter or a family member. all within the last three years. in addition to the weapons recovered, we also were able to recover a flak jacket lying next to the rifle at the school, and it had steel plates with five magazines. an additional amount of ammunition was also recovered at the apartment, and that is all that we have at this moment. i also want to thank the seattle, our phoenix field division, and the n...

Shooter with possibly a flak jacket. >> reporter: police and tactical gear move in. a shooter is on the loose. he saw the gunman. >> she was carrying a gun running out with one of our teachers. >> reporter: the track teacher was wounded and will recover. he was armed with a rifle, a law enforcement service tells nbc news he was a student and it's believed the gunman took his own life. students hungered down while officers swept the school, classroom by classroom. >> the cops came in with their guns and evacuated us out. >> we saw people running everywhere. people screaming. we didn't know what...