Chandler was repairing a Jet Ski in his driveway when he heard two loud bangs and saw children running and screaming. He ran downhill in his flip-flops and took cover behind some tall Eucalyptus trees while he called 911. He saw several men struggling on the side of the road.
He approached the crowd after realizing the school's construction workers were pinning down the man. Chandler said he saw bullets fall out of the suspect's pocket.
Scott Chandler, a resident of the neighborhood surrounding Kelly Elementary School, is one of the citizens that subdued an assailant that opened fire on the school wounding two children Friday, Oct. 8, 2010, in Carlsbad, Calif. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)
Kelly Elementary School sits empty in Carlsbad, Calif., Friday, Oct. 8, 2010. A gunman opened fire at the elementary school Friday, wounding two children before he was tackled by bystanders and taken into custody, officials said. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Police officers stand in front of Kelly Elementary School in Carlsbad, Calif., Friday, Oct. 8, 2010. A gunman opened fire at the elementary school Friday, wounding two children before he was tackled by bystanders and taken into custody, officials said. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Parents walk away from Kelly Elementary School after retrieving their children following an incident where a gunman wounded two children after opening fire Friday, Oct. 8, 2010, in Carlsbad, Calif. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)
A mother hugs her daughter after being reunited at Kelly Elementary School where a gunman wounded two children after opening fire Friday, Oct. 8, 2010, in Carlsbad, Calif. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)