Law enforcement officials tell ABC News the suspected gunman's 22-year-old sister is among those where were shot to death
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 chief, said at a news conference Sunday afternoon.He identified the other victims slain as Lois Oglesby, 27, Saeed Saleh, 38, Derrick Fudge, 57, Logan Turner, 30, Nicholas Cumer, 25, Thomas McNichols, 25, Beatrice Warren-Curtis, 36, and Monica Brickhouse, 39.
"She was wonderful," Raber told reporters gathered near the Betts family home in Bellbrook on Sunday."She was different in a very good way. That's why we got along, I supposed. She's very sweet, had her own opinions and was loud and kind in a way that her brother was quiet and stayed more to himself.""They are a family I admired, and I don't know how they're going to get through this. They were always very nice to me," Raber said.
The shooting could have been much worse, according to Whaley, as"thousands of people" were in the bustling Oregon District at the time"enjoying their Saturday evening." 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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