. >> the shooter has been identified as connor steven betts of ohio. nancy pelosi issued a statement on dayton's deadly shooting saying in less than 24 hours another american community has been devastated by the tragedy of gun violence. our hearts make for the families and friends of those injured and murdered. >>> we are learning more information about the second deadly mass shooting at a walmart in he wiel paso text. 20 dead, 26 wounded ranging in age from 2 to 82. years old. the suspect is patrick crewsious. he was booked on capital murder charges. they were looking at whether this was a hate crime and looking at posts on social media. >> stories of heroism are beginning to emerge. a sergeant says he is licensed to carry. he had his weapon with him and thought about rushing toward that gunfire. this enhe saw a group of children nearby and opted to protect them. >> i was worried about the kids. i wasn't worried about myself. there were so many kids running around. i was thinking if i had a child if i wasn't around how i would want another adult to re

. >> reporter: police have identified the shooter as 24-year-old connor steven betts.s home but haven't given a motive as of yet. >> just based on where we're at now, we are not seeing any indication of race being a motive. but we are not through all the evidence. >> reporter: as investigators scour the shooter's background, two former high school classmates who wish to remain anonymous now coming forward. the two told abc news they weren't surprised he turned violent. >> i was immediately concerned that it was connor. connor would talk about shooting people. he would talk about revenge a lot, particularly with women. >> reporter: they say the shooter was known for being dark, at one point suspended in high school for making a hit list. their accounts confirmed to abc news by their parents. >> he did make a list of women that he wanted to kill. many of whom i was friends with. >> i was on that list. >> he asked me out and i said no and he had a very, very scary reaction. he was always a fan of making imaginary guns and pretending to shoot people. >> there were a lot of