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A person passing by the bowling alley had seen the smoke coming from the roof.

Dispatchers began to organize the dispersal of firefighters when a second call, only moments after the first, came in.

The caller was 12-year-old Melissa Repass, the young victim who had been shot five times.

The critically wounded girl had regained consciousness shortly after the men fled, was able to find a phone, and make that 911 call.

Now let's go ahead and play a clip of Melissa's 911 call.

Warning, it is extremely difficult to listen to.

Melissa told the dispatcher that she'd been shot in the head and knew she was going to die.

Still, Melissa continued to answer the dispatcher's questions in an act that would be credited for saving other lives.

She was even able to tell the dispatcher directions to get into the office from the front entrance of the building, which allowed first responders to quickly find all the victims and render aid.

First responders quickly rushed into the smoke-filled building guided by Melissa's directions, and they located the victims and pulled them all out of the building.

It soon became clear that they'd been shot by someone who wanted to be certain that they would not survive.

Steve Teran, Amy Hauser, and six-year-old Paula were pronounced dead at the scene.

Ida Holguin, Stephanie Sinek, Melissa Repass, and Valerie Teran were rushed to the hospital.

Tragically, two-year-old Valerie would pass away upon arriving at the hospital.

Ida, Stephanie, and Melissa, however, made miraculous recoveries.

Though reports on injuries are not publicly available,

Melissa suffered five gunshot wounds, at least one of which was to the head, as she described in her 911 call.

Police later revealed that at least 25 rounds had been fired, which for the number of victims was a lot of bullets.

And let's remember that four of the victims were children.

And as devastating as the tragedy was, many thought about another terrifying fact.