Sunday 4 August 2019

Unlabelled [Reality-TV-Fanatics] 9 dead in Dayton in second mass shooting of weekend

[Reality-TV-Fanatics] 9 dead in Dayton in second mass shooting of weekend

by Crime Time Tamil on August 04, 2019

Horrible weekend . 2 Mass shootings and of course I am sure there were many other shootings that weren't mass . This is beyond horrible. But what can be done? Ban guns? Sure just like the did alcohol and then came the black market alcohol . You will find guns if not at your local Walmart you can get them on many street corners ,. The gangs will have guns. Even banning just the automatic rifles the bad people will still get them . I honestly do not see anything that can be done. It is not the fault of the president or congress I don't believe . Guns are easily accessible !
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https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/456079-9-dead-in-mass-shooting-in-dayton

9 dead in Dayton in second mass shooting of weekend

By Kyle Balluck - 08/04/19 06:05 AM EDT

Nine people were killed in Dayton, Ohio early Sunday and at least 26 others injured in a mass shooting hours after another incident in El Paso, Texas claimed the lives of 20 victims.

Dayton police said that the shooting occurred at 1:00 a.m. in the city's historic Oregon District. WHIO in Dayton reported that it happened near a bar on East Fifth Street.

Officials said the shooter, who has not been identified, was killed by officers, The Associated Press noted, adding that that police do not have a motive.

Mayor Nan Whaley (D) told reporters that the shooter used a .223-caliber rifle and had extra magazines. She added that the shooter was wearing body armor and concealed their face.

Whaley said the shooter was "neutralized" in "less than one minute."

"If the Dayton police had not gotten to the shooter in under a minute, hundreds of people in the Oregon District would be dead today," she said.

The police department tweeted that officers were "in the immediate vicinity" and were able to "put an end" to the incident "quickly."

The department described the investigation and crime scene as "large" and said that the FBI is assisting with the investigation.

"This is extremely unusual, obviously, for any community, let alone Dayton," Lt. Col. Matt Carper told reporters, according to the AP. "In our Oregon District, this is unheard of."

"This is the 250th mass shooting in America [in 2019]," Whaley said. "It's sad that it's in the city of Dayton.."

She added in a tweet Sunday morning that she was "heartbroken."

"Thank you to our first responders for all that you've done.. We will share updates as we have more information," she tweeted.

On Saturday, at least 20 people were killed and 26 more injured in another mass shooting at a Walmart near a mall in El Paso.

One person -- said to be an 18-year-old man -- was taken into custody.

A manifesto obtained by The Hill that reportedly posted online by the shooter was filled with racist and hate-filled speech about the rate of immigration in America and Texas, and linked such issues to elites in both the Democratic and Republican parties.

President Trump in a tweet early Sunday said the El Paso shooting was an act of "cowardice."

"The FBI, local and state law enforcement are working together in El Paso and in Dayton, Ohio," he tweeted later Sunday morning. "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!"

"God bless the people of El Paso Texas. God bless the people of Dayton, Ohio," he tweeted in a subsequent post.

Three people were killed in a shooting one week ago at a popular garlic festival in Gilroy, Calif.

--Zack Budryk contributed to this report, which was updated at 8:39 a.m.