become belligerent and argumentative. we don t think these two were necessarily targeted. we think they just happened to be in the church at the time he came in with a gun. reporter: s.w.a.t. teams with armored vehicles. we are working on identifying to whom that gun is registered. the episcopal diocese says it is saddened beyond words and immediately offered prayers. i m a father. and knowing that that could happen in a church, of all things. my wife and i are active in our church. and i just can t imagine something like that happening. she was a wonderful woman. reporter: now, reverend cone is technically considered in critical condition at shock trauma. but sources are telling us that she is on life support. and wjz just spoke to a family spokeswoman who told us that she passed just a short time ago this afternoon. such a tragedy for this family, vic. all right, mike. thank you very much. complete coverage continues live in ellicott city. meghan mccorkell is