In the second mass shooting in less than 15 hours, at least nine people were killed and 27 injured in 30 seconds 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.
Police confirmed Sunday afternoon the suspected gunman’s 22-year-old sister is among those shot to death.
The suspected shooter, identified by police as 24-year-old Connor Stephen Betts, allegedly carried out the massacre with a .223-caliber rifle that he legally purchased and had two drum magazines that had 100 rounds of ammunition combined, Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl said at a news conference Sunday afternoon.
Biehl said the suspect was wearing a ballistic vest, a mask and protective ear muffs when he unleashed a barrage of shots on a street in Dayton’s popular Oregon District, sending hundreds of people who had been out for a fun night on the town running for cover and leaving the sidewalks covered in blood.
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“… allegedly carried out the massacre with a .223-caliber rifle that he legally purchased and had two drum magazines that had 100 rounds of ammunition combined,…”
When did they trade the dreaded AR-15 ASSAULT RIFLE in for a mere .223-caliber rifle?
That doesn’t sound nearly as scary.
“Police confirmed Sunday afternoon the suspected gunman’s 22-year-old sister is among those shot to death.”
Helluva coincidence, that. 🙄