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Josh

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290: Four Dead, Three Wounded, Zero Arrests | The Las Cruces Bowling Alley Massacre

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

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290: Four Dead, Three Wounded, Zero Arrests | The Las Cruces Bowling Alley Massacre

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.

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290: Four Dead, Three Wounded, Zero Arrests | The Las Cruces Bowling Alley Massacre

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.

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290: Four Dead, Three Wounded, Zero Arrests | The Las Cruces Bowling Alley Massacre

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

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290: Four Dead, Three Wounded, Zero Arrests | The Las Cruces Bowling Alley Massacre

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

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290: Four Dead, Three Wounded, Zero Arrests | The Las Cruces Bowling Alley Massacre

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

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290: Four Dead, Three Wounded, Zero Arrests | The Las Cruces Bowling Alley Massacre

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

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290: Four Dead, Three Wounded, Zero Arrests | The Las Cruces Bowling Alley Massacre

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

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290: Four Dead, Three Wounded, Zero Arrests | The Las Cruces Bowling Alley Massacre

Though reports on injuries are not publicly available,

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290: Four Dead, Three Wounded, Zero Arrests | The Las Cruces Bowling Alley Massacre

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

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290: Four Dead, Three Wounded, Zero Arrests | The Las Cruces Bowling Alley Massacre

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

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290: Four Dead, Three Wounded, Zero Arrests | The Las Cruces Bowling Alley Massacre

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

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290: Four Dead, Three Wounded, Zero Arrests | The Las Cruces Bowling Alley Massacre

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

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290: Four Dead, Three Wounded, Zero Arrests | The Las Cruces Bowling Alley Massacre

At 9 a.m.

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290: Four Dead, Three Wounded, Zero Arrests | The Las Cruces Bowling Alley Massacre

that day, the Junior Bowling League for Kids was scheduled to play.

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290: Four Dead, Three Wounded, Zero Arrests | The Las Cruces Bowling Alley Massacre

Around 40 children were expected that day, and had the gunmen arrived just a half hour later, the death toll would have likely been much, much higher.

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290: Four Dead, Three Wounded, Zero Arrests | The Las Cruces Bowling Alley Massacre

But in the end, five people were murdered and two were injured.

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290: Four Dead, Three Wounded, Zero Arrests | The Las Cruces Bowling Alley Massacre

Despite the media coverage over the past 35 years, there is surprisingly very little information available talking about the victims' lives before this very tragic day.

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290: Four Dead, Three Wounded, Zero Arrests | The Las Cruces Bowling Alley Massacre

Though the families of the victims and the survivors are forced to deal with the memories of that day, it seems many in the community at large have forgotten the events or have tried to just straight up forget them.

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290: Four Dead, Three Wounded, Zero Arrests | The Las Cruces Bowling Alley Massacre

Ida Holguin is one of the lone survivors.