. >> reporter: on holly redman's night out she never expected she'd be desperately trying to save a lifeas bleeding, so i put my hands on his wound, and i couldn't get the blood to stop. we tried to save him but he didn't make it. so it was really hard. >> reporter: it began as just another lively summer night in the oregon district of dayton, ohio. but in the small hours of sunday morning chaos erupted. [ gunshots ] >> multiple shots fired downtown, multiple shots fired. >> we're going to need every medic in the area. we've got at least 12 people shot. >> reporter: just after 1:00 a.m. a man carrying a high-capacity rifle opened fire outside of crowded ned pepper's bar, scattering patrons in a wild panic. >> 911 what's the location of your emergency? >> hi. i'm at blind bob's in dayton. it sounded like they tl were just gunshots. there were a lot of people freaked out. >> reporter: alexandra lark came face to face with the shooter as he approached the bar. >> as lees like this and you're looking back and you see the person coming like this in your direction, the only thing you can think

holly redman helping perform cpr on 30-year-old logan turner. he did not survive. >> we did everything possible to save him, like, everything. and three people were on him. i was there when he took his last breath. >> reporter: at a vigil at the ohio state house overnight, anguish turning to calls for action. the crowd at one point drowning out the governor, shouting "do something. >> do something! >> reporter: that vigil powerful, featuring that call for action. there is a vigil tonight in the shooter's hometown, 20 minutes from here. that community coming together, as many of them are now asking how this could happen. david? >> eva pilgrim in ohio tonight. e eva, thank you. you heard that crowd chanting "do something" at the rally in dayton. those calls directed at lawmakers everywhere, including the u.s. senate tonight. legislation passed by republicans and democrats in the house that would strengthen background checks for all gun sales was already passed, it's been sitting in the senate. and this number tonight. 94% of americans favor strong

. >> it sounded like -- >> reporter: the shots rang out as holly redman was walking into a bar and after taking cover she ran to a wounded man and performed cpr. >> i put my hands on his wound and i couldn't get the blood to stop so i had a tank top on and i pulled my tank top off and i just sat there and i held the blood and she would do the compressions and i would lean over with my body weight on him and breathe for him and i knew he was still getting good air. we kept doing it for a long time and i feel really bad because we tried to save him but he didn't make it. >> reporter: the police chief says officers killed the alleged shooter within 30 seconds of the first shot. his 22-year-old sister is among the nine victims. police are investigating whether her killing was intentional. again, police say the motive for the attack remains unclear. more than two dozen other people injured were rushed to hospitals for treatment. >>> and the fbi has been tracking an increase in reported hate crimes involving suspects who identify as white supremacists. officials say most domestic terrorism cas