According to various reports, seven to ten people have been shot dead in the Oregon District of Dayton, while ten others were seriously injured.
The police neutralised the shooter and at the moment are searching the area for another suspect, who was reportedly wearing a mask.
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Former high school classmates of the gunman who killed nine people early Sunday in Ohio say he repeatedly threatened other students and was suspended for compiling a 'hit list' of those he wanted to kill and a 'rape list' of girls he wanted to assault, AP reported.
"With a profound grief we learned of the crimes which took place in El Paso, Dayton and Chicago. The Embassy shares the sorrow of those who lost their loved ones and wishes a speedy recovery to the injured”, the embassy said on Facebook.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday expressed condolences to the United States over recent fatal shootings in the states of Texas and Ohio.
"I learned with sadness about the attacks in the United States, El Paso [Texas] and Dayton [Ohio]. My thoughts are with the victims, their loved ones and the American people", he tweeted.
J’ai appris avec tristesse les attaques armées survenues aux États-Unis, à El Paso et Dayton. J’adresse mes pensées solidaires aux victimes, à leurs proches et au peuple américain.
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) August 4, 2019
May God hold the victims, their families and the El Paso and Dayton communities tightly in his loving arms. https://t.co/LGvPKGZacc
— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) August 4, 2019
The following people have been identified as victims:
Megan Betts, sister of Connor Betts, the Dayton massacre suspect, has been found dead along with her boyfriend, NBC reported.
There are contradicting reports about where the bodies of the victims were found, in a car or outside the bar.
JUST IN: Sister of the Dayton mass shooting suspect and her boyfriend have been found dead in a car, law enforcement officials say, and they had both been shot - @PeteWilliamsNBC / @jonathan4ny https://t.co/CVFLdVrvzW
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 4, 2019
Wow, Megan Betts, a sister of the Dayton shooting suspect, was one of the people he killed outside the bar. Police say it is FALSE that the suspect's sister and her boyfriend were found dead in a car.
— Steve Lookner (@lookner) August 4, 2019
So apparently this was not a totally random shooting...
#OregonDistrict #update The shooter is identified as Conner Betts, 24.
— Dayton Police Dept. (@DaytonPolice) August 4, 2019
There are erroneous photos and facebook pages that are being posted and broadcast by some media outlets.
Law enforcement officers identified the perpetrator of the Dayton shooting as 24-year-old Connor Betts from Bellbrook, Ohio, CBS reported, citing police sources.
According to the broadcaster, the police searched his house earlier this morning.
Connor Betts has been identified as the gunman in the shooting at a bar in Dayton, Ohio, that left 9 dead and several wounded, CBS News reports. Betts, 24, of Bellbrook, Ohio, was killed by police less than one minute after the shooting began: https://t.co/mSIxB1NZLE #breaking pic.twitter.com/98xw992wki
— Heavy.com (@HeavySan) August 4, 2019
More police patrols have been dispatched in New York City in the wake of two deadly mass shootings that took place over the weekend in Texas and Ohio, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) said.
"That is confirmed... We’ve increased personnel", the NYDP press office replied when asked whether the police presence was boosted.
Russian President Vladimir Putin sent on Sunday condolences to his US counterpart, Donald Trump, over recent fatal shootings in the US states of Texas and Ohio, the Kremlin said.
"Vladimir Putin has sent US President Donald Trump a message with condolences over the tragic incidents in the states of Texas and Ohio", the statement said.
I'm deeply saddened by the shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio. Our hearts go out to the victims and all those affected by these appalling acts of violence.
— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) August 4, 2019
"What people don't understand about the US love affair with guns is that it's not about guns alone - rather, it's about movement in which gun rights come together with primitive back-to-basic constitutionalism, xenophobia, racism, and American exceptionalism to form an increasingly explosive package", historian and political commentator Dan Lazare explained.
He also cited professor Sanford Levinson, who noted that the Second Amendment "amounted to a mini-constitution" that, in contrast to the federal government in the distant capital, posits some kind of "small-scale neighbourly republic in which local citizens band together to defend their ancient American rights against outsiders".
"As the social breakdown intensifies, this means globalists, environmentalists, Hillary Clinton-style feminists raging against 'white privilege', and so on and so forth nearly ad infinitum", Lazare added.
The head of the Catholic world condemned the attacks on "defenceless people", stressing that he is spiritually close to the victims, the wounded, and the families affected by the shootings that have "bloodied Texas, California and Ohio".
The FBI, local and state law enforcement are working together in El Paso and in Dayton, Ohio. Information is rapidly being accumulated in Dayton. Much has already be learned in El Paso. Law enforcement was very rapid in both instances. Updates will be given throughout the day!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 4, 2019
God bless the people of El Paso Texas. God bless the people of Dayton, Ohio.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 4, 2019
#OregonDistrict #update Mayor Whaley: Suspect opened fire in the Oregon District wearing body armor.
— Dayton Police Dept. (@DaytonPolice) August 4, 2019
There are 10 people dead including the shooter, 26 others injured.
Officers neutralized the shooter in less than a minute.
DAYTON OHIO SHOOTING# https://t.co/PSmfZ77aYT
— Derek Myers (@DerekMyers) August 4, 2019
#OregonDistrict #update The FBI is on scene to assist in this investigation.
— Dayton Police Dept. (@DaytonPolice) August 4, 2019
#OregonDistrict #update Lt. Col. Carper: at 1:22am active shooter situation began in oregon district. The shooter is deceased. There are 9 others also deceased. At least 16 others went to area hospitals with injuries.
— Dayton Police Dept. (@DaytonPolice) August 4, 2019
