Nine people are dead and another 26 are injured, in what is being referred to as a mass shooting in downtown Dayton. The incident taking place just 13 hours after a shooting in El Paso, Texas that claimed 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of the nine victims, one was believed to be the shooter’s sister, according to the Dayton police. There were five men and four women among the deceased:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lois Olglesby, black female, 27. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Megan Betts, white female, 22. Identified as the sister of the convicted shooter, Connor Betts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Saheed Saleh, black male, 38. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Derrick Fudge, black male, 57.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Logan Turner, white male, 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nicholas Cumer, white male, 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thomas McNichols, black male, 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Beatrice Warren Curtis, black female, 36.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Monica Brickhouse, black female, 39. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Police arrived in less than a minute, according to Mayor Nan Whaley, in a press conference delivered early this morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\tThe shooting took place outside the Ned Peppers bar, in the popular Oregon District, at the converse of 5th Street and Wayne Avenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The suspect who was shot and killed is, 24 year old, Connor Betts, of Bellbrook, Ohio, according to a report by Dayton Daily News released at 11:30 am this morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dayton Deputy Director and Assistant Chief of the Police Lt. Col. Matt Carper told reporters early Sunday morning that the suspect used a \u201clong gun\u201d with multiple rounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mayor Nan Whaley described the weapon, as a \u201c223 caliber rifle.\u201d Betts was also said to have worn body armor and was carrying multiple rounds of ammunition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\tShe went on to refer to it as a \u201cvery large gun,\u201d but no details on the make or model were provided at this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\tIt is believed at this time that the suspect acted alone and that there is no continued threat to the community, but the investigation is ongoing said Carper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n