Dayton shooter’s sister among 9 killed
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Police say the 24-year-old white man behind a mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, killed his sister and eight others before he was fatally shot by police.
Authorities say Connor Betts was killed by police less than a minute after he started shooting a .223-caliber rifle into the streets of a popular Dayton nightlife area around 1 a.m. Sunday.
They say his 22-year-old sister, Megan, was the youngest of the deceased victims, who were all killed in the same area. The others were adults ranging in age from 25 to 57.
Mayor Nan Whaley says Betts was wearing body armor and had additional high-capacity magazines.
Investigators haven’t publicly discussed a possible motive.
It was the second U.S. mass shooting in less than 24 hours.
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The official says Betts was 24 years old.
The official was not authorized to discuss an ongoing investigation publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
Betts was killed by police less than a minute after he started shooting a .223-caliber rifle into the streets of the Oregon District around 1 a.m. Sunday.
Mayor Nan Whaley says the shooter was wearing body armor and had additional high-capacity magazines.
Police said Betts’ sister was among one of the nine victims killed in the shooting. All of the victims of the shooting have now been identified. The victims range in age from 22 to 57 years old.
A motive has not been released. City officials are planning to hold another press release at 4 p.m.