JUST IN: Dayton police deputy chief reads the names of the 9 victims killed in the deadly Dayton, Ohio mass shooting overnight.
In the second mass shooting in less than 15 hours, at least nine people were killed and 27 injured early on Sunday after a gunman in body armor and wielding an AK-47-style assault rifle opened fire in downtown Dayton, Ohio, according to police.
The suspected gunman was identified as 24-year-old Connor Stephen Betts, Lt. Col. Matt Carper, the assistant Dayton police cheif, said at a news conference Sunday afternoon. The back-to-back massacres came a week after a gunman killed three people and injured more than a dozen others at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in Northern California.
Miami Valley Hospital emergency physician Dr. Randy Marriott said at a news conference Sunday morning that his emergency room received 16 victims from the shooting in the Oregon District. He said four victims were admitted to the hospital, and one was in critical condition. Asked if she suspects the gunman acted as a copycat of the mass shooting on Saturday morning in El Paso, Texas, that left 20 people dead and at least 26 injured, Mayor Whale said,"I can't speculate on that, frankly. We'll have more to say on that in the coming hours."
I'm heartbroken. Thank you to our first responders for all that you've done. We will share updates as we have more information."I'm heartbroken," Whaley tweeted Sunday morning."Thank you to our first responders for all that you've done. We will share updates as we have more information."The Dayton Police Department said in a tweet just after 3 a.m. that they were"actively investigating an active shooter incident in the #OregonDistrict.
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