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Multiple victims reported in shooting in Dayton, Ohio, hours after Texas massacre – local media | |
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A mass shooting has been reported in Dayton, Ohio, with local media saying that at least 7 people were shot dead. The reports come less than 24 hours after a shooting in El Paso that claimed 20 lives. | |
The shooting was reported in the area of East 5th Street in the Oregon District of Dayton. | |
Preliminary reports say the shooter has been neutralized by police and is either in custody or dead. | |
Footage purportedly recorded at the scene shows a heavy police presence. | |
There may have been more than one perpetrator involved in the attack. Some reports said the police were looking for a man who wore a mask and was armed with a rifle during the shooting. | |
Local hospitals were alerted that several patients with gunshots would be arriving. According to WHIO-TV, at least seven of the victims were killed. | |
The violence in Ohio comes just hours after a mass shooting in El Paso, where a single gunman killed 20 people and injured 26 others. The Saturday assault at a Walmart store was reportedly a hate crime targeting Hispanic people. | |
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