. >> reporter: wendy flannigan is stationed at the cash register when the gunman opens fire. 17 years old at the time. >> and i remember just following the other people that were in front of me, running toward the same direction. >> reporter: everyone inside mcdonald's or within huberty's line of sight outside is defenseless. two young boys on the sidewalk in front of the restaurant are cut down. by the time huberty is finished, he will have committed the second most deadly rampage killing in american history. james huberty's path to massacre began on this farm in massillon, ohio, a rural community 60 miles south of cleveland. >> you know, when i first heard about it, i heard the name james huberty and i just thought, oh, my god, there's just -- nobody would be referred to as james huberty except the huberty i know. >> reporter: gene hoffacre, a former schoolmate of huberty, says he was a loner. >> he was just kind of a recluse-type individual. >> reporter: but huberty did manage to marry, raise two young girls, and put down roots in his hometown. but there were signs of trou