Sulejman Talovic still had more than 90 shotgun shells left to fire when he was shot 11 times by police during a shootout inside the Trolley Square mall.
Salt Lake City police revealed new details as their investigation into the mall massacre continues. Last week's shooting rampage killed six people, including the gunman, and left four others wounded.
The director of the state crime lab said Tuesday that Talovic had 11 gunshot wounds. However, the Utah Department of Public Safety refused to release any further details.
Police told the Deseret Morning News the 12-gauge shotgun used by Talovic was purchased legally in Salt Lake City on Nov. 13, 2006 — five weeks after his birthday. Detectives would not say which store sold the 18-year-old Talovic the weapon.
Talovic's family has insisted they did not know he owned any guns. However, when police searched their home just after the shooting, they seized holsters for both the pistol and the shotgun.
Police also seized a videotape that belonged to Sulejman.
"They took the tape from the camera, but we don't know why," Talovic's aunt, Ajka Omerovic, told the Deseret Morning News, adding that she did not know what was on the tape.
Describing what else they took, Omerovic said police left the house with his cell phone, identification, jacket and hat.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said it has received some results back on traces of the weapons' serial numbers.
"We have been able to get some results. We're tracking down leads," said ATF Resident Agent-in-Charge Lori Dyer. "We're tracking down from where the trace results left off."
Talovic also used a .38-caliber handgun during the killing spree. Salt Lake City police said they still do not know from where that gun was obtained.
A friend of Talovic's told the Deseret Morning News on Tuesday that the young man showed an interest in guns — but no more than any other teenager.
"He never said he wanted to kill somebody," said the friend, who asked not to be identified out of fear of retaliation. "The guys I know, they're interested in guns, but they never say they're interested in doing something bad."
The friend described Talovic as "quiet" and "different from other people." At parties with other Bosnians, he would laugh and joke but was also somewhat distant.
"He wouldn't tell you what he thinks. He was just off into himself," the friend said.
Those who knew Talovic said he was not someone they would have predicted to go on a shooting rampage.
"Something maybe got in his mind that he wants to do something," his friend said.
The key focus of homicide detectives is trying to learn why the tragedy happened.
"Motive is very important to us right now," Salt Lake City police detective Jeff Bedard said Tuesday. "We're trying to give the victims and everyone some understanding as to why."
Police said Talovic drove to the Trolley Square mall on Feb. 12 in a green Mazda 626. Detectives did not find anything in the car that would help them determine a motive or really anything of evidentiary value, Bedard said.
Wearing a backpack full of ammunition and a bandolier of shotgun shells around his waist, Talovic rampaged through the mall, killing five and wounding four others. Witnesses described his expression as calm, with a bit of a smirk on his face.
Talovic confronted an off-duty police officer, who engaged him in a shootout until Salt Lake City police arrived and helped end the killing spree.
When Talovic didn't return home early Tuesday morning, his father, Suljo, called police at the request of his mother.
"She was wondering if he was one of the victims," Omerovic said.
The police showed up with the news that not only was Talovic dead but he was the killer. Sabira had such a terrible reaction, she had to be hospitalized.
Some of Talovic's victims continue to recover in area hospitals. Stacy Hanson, 53, who was wounded in the mall, is reported to be in fair condition. Alan "AJ" Walker has been upgraded to fair condition at University Hospital. Family members said the 16-year-old boy is awake and eating. His father, 52-year-old Jeffrey Walker, died while trying to protect his son from Talovic.
Carolyn Tuft, 44, has also been upgraded to fair condition. Tuft is expected to undergo more reconstructive surgery today, said her brother-in-law, Robert Morgan.
"But she continues to improve and is our miracle girl," he said Tuesday.
Tuft's family considers it a miracle that she was shot at point-blank range with a shotgun but the pellets missed all of her vital organs and her spine.
"The doctors are very hopeful for her recovery," Morgan said.
The family expects it will still be another two weeks or so before she is strong enough to attend a funeral for her daughter, 15-year-old Kirsten Hinckley, who was killed by Talovic. The family has delayed Hinckley's funeral to allow Tuft to attend.
Shawn Munns, 34, was released from the hospital on Monday and is recovering at home, family members said.
Another funeral service was held in Buffalo, N.Y., on Tuesday for Teresa Ellis, 29, who was killed in the Cabin Fever novelty and card shop with Brad Frantz, 24.
A funeral service will be held in Cincinnati, Ohio, today for Vanessa Quinn, 29, who was gunned down outside of Bath and Body Works.
Sulejman Talovic is expected to be buried in his native country of Bosnia sometime next week.
Shooting victim buried
The body of Teresa Ellis, a victim of the Feb. 12 shooting at Trolley Square, was laid to rest Monday in Buffalo, N.Y., following a funeral service at a local meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The 29-year-old Ellis was buried in a cemetery across the street from her family's home, next to her father's grave site, said Karen Ellis, Teresa's mother-in-law.
The family of Teresa Ellis' husband traveled to New York during the weekend for the service, and her husband, Nathan Ellis, spoke at the East Coast ceremony.
"It was beautiful. Just lovely," Karen Ellis said.
Condition of victims
Alan "AJ" Walker, 16, has been upgraded to fair condition.
Stacy Hanson, 53, is listed in fair condition.
Carolyn Tuft, 44, has been upgraded to fair condition but will undergo more surgery today.
Contributing: Joe Bauman, Lee Davidson, Associated Press
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