9 Dead, 26 Injured In Attack In Dayton, OH’s Oregon District

By Cam Edwards

Police in Dayton, OH were able to quickly respond and kill the man who opened fire in Dayton, Ohio’s Oregon District early Sunday morning, but not before the killer took the lives of 9 people and injured many more. Dayton Police Lt. Col. Matt Carper says the murderer targeted a popular nightclub and entertainment district in the city around 1 a.m. Sunday morning, shortly before many of the businesses would close.

There were officers on regular patrol in the Oregon District, which he called a very popular and usually safe section of the city.

There was “a very short timeline of violence” because the officers were on their regular patrols of the district. “We’re very fortunate for that,” he said. “We had officers in the immediate vicinity when this shooting began and were able to respond and put an end to it quickly,” Carper said.

Several area police departments responded to a “Signal 99” broadcast asking for all available police to respond to the district. Agents with the FBI and ATF are on scene as well.

Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley says the killer was armed with a rifle and was wearing body armor as well as a mask when he …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms