>> my name is cole knapp. i was standing right next to him. i had a coal line of sight. i saw somebody walk in. it's normal because there's people coming in all night. i saw him draw something. i wasn't really focused on him. as soon as the first shot went off, the first thought through my head was someone had an m-80 or something. then i saw he had a firearm drawn. he continued to fire at the lady at the front desk, and he continued. >> some have said there might have been a smoke bomb or some sort of smoke screen involved? >> i didn't see anything. >> by the time -- he may have deployed it, may not. we looked at him for a split second and, we're getting these people out exit and got out. i heard there was a lot of people that saw smoke bombs and people hiding. >> have you been able to reconnect with all of your friends? >> most of them. we're missing two close friends and have had no word on them for a good part of however long it's been. the last thing i heard from them was good-bye. they were going home. there are other friends they came with that just made it out th