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Potential slice of evidence as value are not. too early. >> cnns ryan young is in dayton. he filed this report. >> reporter: victor and christine, a lot of heart ache and pain in this community. the growing cappedle light vigil is behind me. around 1:05 sunday morning they had to respond to the call of shots being fired. when they arrived here, within 30 seconds they were aebl to take down the sheeter, connor betts. he was able to shoot and kim nine people. this could have been so much worse but...

Are latching on to and we are seeing signs of that healing process. we are standing at the exact location where the shooting took place yesterday morning 1:05 exactly is the time the gun shots range out. 30 seconds later is when officers were able to corner that suspect and kill that individual. the police chief had said that if the gunman made it inside this bar, this situation could have been so much worse as far as that motive, its still very much unclear. take a listen. >> any suggestion at ...

Carnage is pretty amazing. if the shooter would have been able to get into the building that he was attempting to, anderson, we would have had hundreds of people die. its only for the bravery and the luck of having the police in the oregon district and that 24 seconds that we did not see that. >> to reiterate what you said, its extraordinary what damage this person was able to do, what slaughter this person was able to commit in 24 seconds. >> correct. im sure -- ive heard from victims, people t...

Around 1:05 a.m. sunday morning and it took just 30 seconds for officers, six officers that were in this area to eventually corner the suspect and kill the gunman. we were told that the gunman came equipped with body armor, a large rifle, extra magazines, also had his face concealed. and i was told that if he actually made it into this bar behind me, this could have been even more catastrophic. as you know, the death toll is at nine victims. 27 injured. as far as a motive we still dont know exac...

Sort of on a sidewalk. but the police walked us through it and its amazing how quick this all took place. so, the shooter and his sister and a companion drove together to what appeared to be a night on the town, i guess, to this night club district. but sometime during the night, the sister and her companion separated from the brother. and then at 1:05 in the morning is when shots rang out. it took police 20 seconds to engage the shooter, 20 seconds, and 10 more seconds -- so, after 30 seconds, ...

Peppers at 1:05 a.m., and thats the exact time because i had to look at my phone. i was with a family member, my cousin, and as we was walking out the door, i just remember telling the -- i remember telling the security guard at the door hes there every weekend. i usually visit quite frequently. and i remember telling him, you guys are having a heck of a party in there. and we laughed about that. and i could see that the line was still packed with people trying to get in because the club doesnt ...

The possible motive here? >> reporter: the motive is still very much a mystery. the police chief touched upon that, and said it was a little too premature to speculate exactly why he carried out what he did but i do want to point out behind me here, this powerful image. we are standing right in front of the bar where the shooting happened shortly after 1:00. and yesterday, i was out here in the afternoon. this area was roped off and the ground was littered with evidence markers, and then shortly...

On the phone. witness to the scene. anthony, i know weve just been talking during our special report. but if you dont mind, id like to ask you to recap what you witnessed at around 1:00 this morning. >> yeah. at 1:00, about 1:05 as im walking out of the bar, it was still a fun time. there was a crowd outside. it was still a long line of people trying to get into the bar. once i walked to the end of the line of people going into the club, you could look across the street and see there was another...

Now, not hate motives. >> thank you, jim kavanagh. i want you to stay with us and we will speak with a witness on the phone. >> you spoke with the witness err morning and anthony reynolds is joining us on the phone. can you hear us, anthony? >> i can. >> i imagine it is starting to sink in, all that you saw and all you that know about the situation. but take us back. where were you? what happened? what did you see? what did you experience? >> yeah. i was actually walking right out of the club. a...

Amazing, amazing work of it have been so much worse, it police department and fire department this past, you know, could have been so much worse. 12 to 15 hours is demonstrated, i just want to say these were but im really amazed this is two incredible places. we love the people. what they do every single day, hate has no place in our and this is what they do every country, and were going to take single day. care of it. and im so grateful to get to be i spoke with attorney general the mayor of a ...