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>> the gunman entered snasfasi a's classroom. her brother was a building over. she said students hit the crown. the gunman asked them one by one a single chilling question -- >> are you a christian? he would ask them. and if you're a christian stand up. and they would stand up. he said good, because you're a christian, you're going to see god in just about one second. and then he shot and killed them. >> an online dating profile lists his religion as not religious, don't like organized religion. ana survived by playing dead. she then saw the gunman leave something behind. >> ana said he gave s...

Pointblank. that's according to what survivor anastasia boylan said. >> she said he gave somebody a box, somebody a box, somebody who lived -- >> i don't know. >> and said, "you've got to deliver this." >> reporter: it's not clear what was in the box. law enforcement officials tell cnn the shooter handed his writings to a survivor, writings saying he was frustrated with not having a girlfriend and being a virgin. according to boylan, he singled out christians during the rampage. none of that points to a clear motive for why chris harper mercer gunned down nine people. his father would only say...

Says the gunman seemed to want to deliver a message. >> ana said that he gave somebody a box, gave somebody a box, somebody who lived. >> i don't know. >> and said you've got to deliver this. >> it's not clear what was in the box. but law enforcement officials tell cnn the shooter handed his writings to a survivor. writings saying he was frustrated with not having a girlfriend and being a virgin. according to boy lan, he also singled out christians during the rampage. but none of that points to a clear motive for why chris harper mercer gunned down nine people. his father would only say he's d...

>> reporter: an online dating profile traced to the gunman listed his religious profile as "doesn't like organized religion." he describes himself as not religious but spiritual. anna sp anna shot in the back, shot in the spine, survived by playing dead. she saw the gunman leave something behind. >> she said he gave somebody a box, gave somebody a box, somebody who lived. >> i don't know -- >> said, you got to deliver this. >> reporter: investigators tell cnn the gunman also left behind writings representing past mass shootings, frustration with not having a girlfriend, and racial anger toward...

Background and possible motive. brian todd is here in "the situation room." what are you finding out? >> new details moments ago, wolf mentioned a possible motive, possibly other motives for this shooting. in addition to new information about the gunman's actions as he entered at least one classroom. he entered the classroom firing. said he'd been waiting to do this for years. then shot a professor point-blank. that's according to to what survivor anastasia boyland told her father who said the gunman seemed to want to deliver a message. >> my anna said he gave somebody a box. gave somebody a b...