A family friend who allegedly abducted a 16-year-old girl after killing her mother and brother fired his rifle at least once at FBI agents before they shot him to death in the Idaho wilderness, authorities said Monday.
The rescued girl, Hannah Anderson, was described by San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore as "doing as well as can be expected." He also told a San Diego press conference, "she was a victim, not a willing participant… she was under extreme duress" from the time she was abducted.
Hannah is now back in San Diego with family members and her father, Brett Anderson, told reporters "her healing process will be slow."
The teen was rescued Saturday night after horseback riders who encountered her and 40-year-old James Lee DiMaggio last week in the rugged Idaho back country reported them to authorities, saying "red flags" went up because they seemed so out of place.
On Friday, police found DiMaggio's car, hidden under brush at a trail head on the border of the wilderness area.
Then searchers spotted the pair by air and two highly specialized FBI hostage teams moved in on ground.
Gore said DiMaggio was believed to have fired first, getting off one and possibly two shots from a rifle.
He also said Hannah did not know her mother, Christina, and brother, Ethan, had been killed until she was rescued.
Investigators believe DiMaggio killed the mother and son, who were visiting his home, then set fire to his log cabin and detached garage and fled with Hannah.
A friend of Hannah's claimed last week that the girl was "creeped out" by a crush she suspected DiMaggio had on her.
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