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At least 7 feared dead in Dayton shooting, hours after Texas massacre | |
(32 minutes later) | |
A mass shooting has been reported in Dayton, Ohio, with local media saying that up to 7 people were shot dead. The reports come less than 24 hours after a shooting in El Paso that claimed 20 lives. | |
The shooting happened 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 gunshot injuries would be arriving. According to WHIO-TV, at least seven of the victims have died. | |
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 assault at a Walmart store on Saturday was reportedly a hate crime targeting Hispanic people. | |
The Oregon district is one of Dayton’s ten historic neighborhoods while the East 5th Street is famous for a number of bars and restaurants. The shooting apparently happened at or near one of those establishments. |