The media claimed a Bushmaster AR was found in a car in the parking lot but if you watch the video, it appears to actually be a shotgun.
Part of the confusion (besides the media rushing to be first with the story and not fact checking) is when the corner said something along the lines of they were shot with the ‘big gun’ people assumed she meant rifles. However, anyone here knows that the diameter of a .223 round is actually quite small and if he had a .45 pistol, that could have easily been considered the ‘big one’.
He actually said “long gun”, not “big gun”, so he was using an accurate technical term, but one that includes both rifles and shotguns, so it invites confusion. He later clarified that by saying specifically the wounds were caused by the rifle.
They did ask whether the rifle was found in the trunk at the same press conference, and it was stated that was not accurate.