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{{short description|Mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, United States of America}}
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| location = Ned Peppers Bar<br /> 419 East 5th Street<br />[[Dayton, Ohio]], United States
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| perp = Connor Stephen Betts
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| motive = Unknown<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.wlwt.com/article/fbi-releases-report-on-investigation-into-motive-behind-dayton-mass-shooting/38376786 |quote=The investigation revealed Betts acted alone and was not directed by any organization or aligned to a specific ideological group, the report states. It also found Betts' fascination with mass shootings, serial killings and murder-suicide for at least a decade likely contributed to the shooting. |title=FBI releases final report on investigation into motive behind Dayton mass shooting |publisher=[[WLWT]] |date=November 29, 2021 |access-date=August 11, 2024 |archive-date=August 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806022616/https://www.wlwt.com/article/fbi-releases-report-on-investigation-into-motive-behind-dayton-mass-shooting/38376786 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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<!---The gunman's brother used, and should be referred to with, the pronouns he/him. Please do not change these pronouns without a consensus on the talk page.-->


On August 4, 2019, 24-year-old Connor Betts shot and killed nine people and injured 17 others near the entrance of the Ned Peppers Bar in the [[Oregon District]] of [[Dayton, Ohio]].<ref name="AP17">{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/national-international/Dayton-Gunman-Deadly-Mass-Shooting-539291401.html |title=Ohio Shooter Hit 26 People in Half a Minute |date=August 13, 2019 |publisher=[[KNTV]] |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> Betts was fatally shot by responding police officers 32 seconds after the first shots were fired.<ref name="AP17" /><ref name="Sec">{{Cite news |url=https://www.wlwt.com/article/police-gunman-s-sister-among-9-killed-in-dayton-mass-shooting/28599430 |quote=According to Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl, officers engaged the suspect within 20 seconds of hearing shots fired. Thirty seconds after the gunman began shooting, he was shot and killed by first responders, Biehl said. |title=Police: Gunman's sister among 9 killed in Dayton mass shooting |publisher=[[WLWT]] |date=August 4, 2019 |access-date=August 4, 2019}}</ref> A total of 27 people were taken to area hospitals.<ref name="Sec" /><!-- quote="At least 27 people were taken to area hospitals. Police said of the 27 wounded, at least 14 were treated for gunshot wounds." -- But even though WLWT quotes police speaking of 27 wounded, Wikipedia should stick to 27 hospitalized; perhaps the police were wrong or misquoted and some of the hospitalized suffered without physical injury. -->
On August 4, 2019, 24-year-old Connor Betts shot and killed nine people, including his brother,{{efn|name=trans|Despite being labeled as female in some sources, the perpetrator's brother identified as a [[trans man]].<ref name=buzzfeednews>{{cite news|last1=Jamieson|first1=Amber|last2=Baird|first2=Addy|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/amberjamieson/dayton-shooting-victims|title=The Victims Of The Dayton Mass Shooting Include The Gunman's Brother And 8 Others|website=[[BuzzFeed News]]|date=August 4, 2019|access-date=August 12, 2019|archive-date=August 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807100327/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/amberjamieson/dayton-shooting-victims|url-status=live}}</ref>}} and wounded 17 others near the entrance of the Ned Peppers Bar in the [[Oregon District]] of [[Dayton, Ohio]].<ref name="AP17">{{cite news |last1=Sewell |first1=Dan |last2=Seewer |first2=John |date=August 13, 2019 |title=Ohio Shooter Hit 26 People in Half a Minute |work=[[KNTV]] |publisher= |agency=[[Associated Press]] |url=https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/national-international/Dayton-Gunman-Deadly-Mass-Shooting-539291401.html |url-status=live |access-date=August 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190813202127/https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/national-international/Dayton-Gunman-Deadly-Mass-Shooting-539291401.html |archive-date=August 13, 2019}}</ref><ref name=buzzfeednews /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Brownworth|first=Victoria A.|date=2019-08-15|title=News Analysis: Dayton shooter's sibling continues to be misgendered by media|url=https://epgn.com/2019/08/15/news-analysis-dayton-shooter-s-sibling-continues-to-be-misgendered-by-media/|access-date=2022-01-19|website=Philadelphia Gay News|language=en-US|archive-date=January 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119221745/https://epgn.com/2019/08/15/news-analysis-dayton-shooter-s-sibling-continues-to-be-misgendered-by-media/|url-status=live}}</ref> Betts was fatally shot by responding police officers 32 seconds after the first shots were fired.<ref name="AP17" /><ref name="Sec">{{Cite news |url=https://www.wlwt.com/article/police-gunman-s-sister-among-9-killed-in-dayton-mass-shooting/28599430 |quote=According to Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl, officers engaged the suspect within 20 seconds of hearing shots fired. Thirty seconds after the gunman began shooting, he was shot and killed by first responders, Biehl said. |title=Police: Gunman's sister among 9 killed in Dayton mass shooting |publisher=[[WLWT]] |date=August 4, 2019 |access-date=August 4, 2019 |archive-date=August 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804202850/https://www.wlwt.com/article/police-gunman-s-sister-among-9-killed-in-dayton-mass-shooting/28599430 |url-status=live }}</ref> A total of 27 people were taken to area hospitals.<ref name="Sec" /> It is the deadliest mass shooting to occur in Ohio since the 1975 [[Easter Sunday Massacre]].<!-- quote="At least 27 people were taken to area hospitals. Police said of the 27 wounded, at least 14 were treated for gunshot wounds." -- But even though WLWT quotes police speaking of 27 wounded, Wikipedia should stick to 27 hospitalized; perhaps the police were wrong or misquoted and some of the hospitalized suffered without physical injury. -->


A search of the shooter's home found evidence that showed an interest in violence and [[mass shootings]] and that he had expressed a desire to commit one. Betts described himself as a [[leftist]] and voiced support for [[Antifa (United States)|antifa]],<ref>{{Cite news |first1=Paul |last1=Murphy |first2=Konstantin |last2=Toropin |date=2019-08-05 |url=https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/el-paso-dayton-shootings-august-2019/h_c3fe4a1d2b04da849422f817647227ab |title=The Dayton shooter had an extreme left Twitter feed |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=2020-01-28}}</ref>. CNN reported in the aftermath that the murders did not have a racial or political motive.<ref name="Pre"/> The attack occurred just 13 hours after a [[2019 El Paso shooting|mass shooting in El Paso, Texas]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite news |first1=Sam Levin Oliver |last1=Laughland |first2=Joanna |last2=Walters |date=August 5, 2019 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/04/mass-shootings-el-paso-texas-dayton-ohio |title=Thirty dead in 13 hours: US reckons with back-to-back mass shootings |newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref>
A search of the shooter's home found evidence that showed an interest in violence and [[mass shootings]] and that he had expressed a desire to commit one. He considered himself a [[leftist]] and voiced his support for [[Antifa (United States)|Antifa]];<ref>{{Cite news |first1=Paul |last1=Murphy |first2=Konstantin |last2=Toropin |date=2019-08-05 |url=https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/el-paso-dayton-shootings-august-2019/h_c3fe4a1d2b04da849422f817647227ab |title=The Dayton shooter had an extreme left Twitter feed |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=2020-01-28 |archive-date=August 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806143658/https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/el-paso-dayton-shootings-august-2019/h_c3fe4a1d2b04da849422f817647227ab |url-status=live }}</ref> a preliminary assessment did not indicate that Betts had a racial or political motive.<ref name="Pre"/> The attack occurred just 13 hours after a [[2019 El Paso shooting|mass shooting in El Paso, Texas]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite news |first1=Sam Levin Oliver |last1=Laughland |first2=Joanna |last2=Walters |date=August 5, 2019 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/04/mass-shootings-el-paso-texas-dayton-ohio |title=Thirty dead in 13 hours: US reckons with back-to-back mass shootings |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=March 10, 2020 |archive-date=November 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127025904/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/04/mass-shootings-el-paso-texas-dayton-ohio |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Shooting==
==Shooting==
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Two hours before the shooting, the gunman was seen entering a bar with his sibling<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/amberjamieson/dayton-shooting-victims |title=The Victims Of The Dayton Mass Shooting Include The Gunman's Brother And 8 Others |website=[[BuzzFeed News]] |date=August 4, 2019 |access-date=August 12, 2019}}</ref> and a friend in the downtown [[Oregon Historic District]] of Dayton. At about 12:13&nbsp;a.m., he split from the two and was recorded leaving the bar.<ref>{{Cite news |first1=Noah |last1=Gray |first2=Curt |last2=Devine |first3=Patricia |last3=DiCarlo |first4=Mark |last4=Morales |date=August 6, 2019 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/06/us/surveillance-video-connor-betts-in-bar/index.html |title=Exclusive video shows Dayton gunman Connor Betts in bar in the hours before shooting |website=[[CNN]] |access-date=August 7, 2019}}</ref>
Two hours before the shooting the gunman was seen entering a bar with his brother{{efn|name=trans}} and a friend in the downtown [[Oregon Historic District]] of Dayton. At about 12:13&nbsp;a.m. he split from the two and was recorded leaving the bar.<ref>{{Cite news |first1=Noah |last1=Gray |first2=Curt |last2=Devine |first3=Patricia |last3=DiCarlo |first4=Mark |last4=Morales |date=August 6, 2019 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/06/us/surveillance-video-connor-betts-in-bar/index.html |title=Exclusive video shows Dayton gunman Connor Betts in bar in the hours before shooting |website=[[CNN]] |access-date=August 7, 2019 |archive-date=August 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808053044/https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/06/us/surveillance-video-connor-betts-in-bar/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>


At 1:05&nbsp;a.m., eyewitnesses reported that a man opened fire at the entrance of Ned Peppers Bar in the Oregon Historic District.<ref name="Heavy">{{Cite web |url=https://heavy.com/news/2019/08/dayton-ohio-active-shooter-shooting/ |title=Dayton Mass Shooting: Multiple Dead at Ned Peppers Bar in Ohio |website=Heavy.com |date=August 4, 2019 |access-date=August 4, 2019}}</ref> He was carrying a [[Semi-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]] firearm (based on the [[AR-15 style rifle|AR-15]]) in a [[pistol]] configuration with a shortened [[Barrel (firearm)|barrel]] assembled by two parts kits (an Anderson Manufacturing AM-15 lower & a [[Palmetto State Armory]] (PSA) 10.5″ Nitride Classic Shockwave pistol upper),<ref name="WSJ20190805">{{cite news |last1=Kesling |first1=Ben |title=Dayton Shooter Used AR-15 Pistol, Smaller Version of Popular Rifle |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/dayton-shooter-used-ar-15-pistol-smaller-version-of-popular-rifle-11565045046 |work=The Wall Street Journal |url-access=limited |date=August 5, 2019 |access-date=August 5, 2019}}</ref><ref name=PohlmanWKRC>{{cite news |first=Duane |last=Pohlman |url=https://local12.com/news/duane-is-that-right/key-section-of-weapon-used-in-dayton-mass-shooting-manufactured-in-tri-state |title=Key section of weapon used in Dayton mass shooting manufactured in Tri-State |publisher=[[WKRC-TV]] |date=August 5, 2019 |access-date=August 6, 2019}}</ref> chambered in [[.223 Remington|.223-caliber]] ammunition and equipped with a [[Beta C-Mag|KCI]] 100-round [[drum magazine]].<ref name=Loophole/><ref>{{cite news |first1=Larry |last1=Buchanan |first2=K.K. Rebecca |last2=Lai |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/05/us/gun-laws-el-paso-dayton-shootings.html |title=How State Laws Allowed Military-Style Guns Used in Dayton and El Paso Shootings |website=[[The New York Times]] |url-access=limited |date=August 5, 2019 |access-date=August 6, 2019}}</ref> He fired 41 rounds into the crowd in less than 30 seconds, fatally shooting nine people and injuring 17 others. An additional ten people were injured by other causes, bringing the total number of injured to 27.<ref name="obession" /><ref name=":0">{{cite news |url=https://www.wmra.org/post/9-killed-least-16-injured-shooting-dayton-ohio#stream/0|title=9 Killed, 26 Injured In Shooting In Dayton, Ohio|date=August 4, 2019|publisher=[[WMRA]]|access-date=August 4, 2019}}</ref><ref name="CNN-WhatWeKnow">{{Cite news |last=Kottasova |first=Ivana |date=August 4, 2019 |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/ohio-shooting/index.html |title=What we know about the Dayton shooting |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=August 4, 2019}}</ref>
At 1:05&nbsp;a.m. eyewitnesses reported that a man opened fire at the entrance of Ned Peppers Bar in the Oregon Historic District.<ref name="Heavy">{{Cite web |last1=Kantor |first1=Wendy Grossman |last2=Harmata |first2=Claudia |date=August 4, 2019 |title='Like a War Zone': Friends Who Helped Injured Victims Detail 'Devastating' Terror of Dayton Shooting That Killed 9 |url=https://people.com/crime/dayton-shooting-friends-detail-terror/ |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}}</ref> He was carrying an [[AR-15-style pistol|AR pattern pistol]] with a shortened [[Barrel (firearm)|barrel]], chambered in [[.223 Remington|.223-caliber]] and equipped with a 100-round [[drum magazine]].<ref name=Loophole/><ref>{{cite news |first1=Larry |last1=Buchanan |first2=K.K. Rebecca |last2=Lai |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/05/us/gun-laws-el-paso-dayton-shootings.html |title=How State Laws Allowed Military-Style Guns Used in Dayton and El Paso Shootings |website=[[The New York Times]] |url-access=limited |date=August 5, 2019 |access-date=August 6, 2019 |archive-date=August 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806021218/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/05/us/gun-laws-el-paso-dayton-shootings.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="WSJ20190805">{{cite news |last1=Kesling |first1=Ben |title=Dayton Shooter Used AR-15 Pistol, Smaller Version of Popular Rifle |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/dayton-shooter-used-ar-15-pistol-smaller-version-of-popular-rifle-11565045046 |work=The Wall Street Journal |url-access=limited |date=August 5, 2019 |access-date=August 5, 2019 |archive-date=January 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112000952/https://www.wsj.com/articles/dayton-shooter-used-ar-15-pistol-smaller-version-of-popular-rifle-11565045046 |url-status=live }}</ref> He fired 41 rounds into the crowd in less than 30 seconds, fatally shooting nine people and wounding 17 others. An additional 10 people were injured by other causes, bringing the total number of injured to 27.<ref name="obsession" /><ref name=":0">{{cite news |last1=Doubek |first1=James |last2=Romo |first2=Vanessa |date=August 4, 2019 |title=Police Identify Suspected Dayton, Ohio, Shooter; 9 Dead, 27 Injured |work=[[NPR]] |publisher= |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/08/04/747989695/9-killed-at-least-16-injured-in-shooting-in-dayton-ohio |url-status=live |access-date=August 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805151101/https://www.wmra.org/post/9-killed-least-16-injured-shooting-dayton-ohio#stream/0 |archive-date=August 5, 2019}}</ref><ref name="CNN-WhatWeKnow">{{Cite news |last=Kottasova |first=Ivana |date=August 4, 2019 |title=What we know about the Dayton shooting |work=[[CNN]] |publisher= |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/ohio-shooting/index.html |url-status=live |access-date=August 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804160208/https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/ohio-shooting/index.html |archive-date=August 4, 2019}}</ref>


According to Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl, 20 seconds after the shooting began,<ref name="Sec"/> law enforcement officers were already on the scene and engaged with the gunman.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/ohio-shooting/index.html |title=Mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio |publisher=[[CNN]] |date=August 4, 2019 |access-date=August 4, 2019}}</ref> Within 32 seconds of the first shots being fired,<ref name="AP17"/> the gunman was shot dead.<ref name="BBC">{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49224816 |title=Dayton shooting: Nine confirmed killed, gunman also dead |date=2019-08-04 |work=[[BBC News]] |access-date=2019-08-04}}</ref> An autopsy report released on December 6, 2019, showed that Betts was hit with 30 rounds.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Madeline |last=Mitchell |url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2019/12/06/dayton-shooters-autopsy-lists-30-gunshot-wounds/4357662002/ |title=Autopsy reveals Dayton shooter was hit with 30 rounds in 32 seconds |website=Cincinnati.com}}</ref> Local police evacuated many nearby night venues, and warned Dayton residents to stay away from the Oregon Historic District.<ref name="BBC" />
According to Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl, 20 seconds after the shooting began,<ref name="Sec"/> law enforcement officers were already on the scene and engaged with the gunman.<ref>{{cite news |date=August 4, 2019 |title=Mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio |publisher=[[CNN]] |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/ohio-shooting/index.html |url-status=live |access-date=August 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804160208/https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/ohio-shooting/index.html |archive-date=August 4, 2019}}</ref> Within 32 seconds of the first shots being fired,<ref name="AP17"/> the gunman was shot dead.<ref name="BBC">{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49224816 |title=Dayton shooting: Nine confirmed killed, gunman also dead |date=2019-08-04 |work=[[BBC News]] |access-date=2019-08-04 |archive-date=August 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804115822/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49224816 |url-status=live }}</ref> An autopsy report released on December 6 showed that Betts was hit with 30 rounds.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mitchell |first=Madeline |date=6 December 2019 |title=Autopsy reveals Dayton shooter was hit with 30 rounds in 32 seconds |website=Cincinnati.com |url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2019/12/06/dayton-shooters-autopsy-lists-30-gunshot-wounds/4357662002/ |url-status=live |access-date=March 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207151737/https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2019/12/06/dayton-shooters-autopsy-lists-30-gunshot-wounds/4357662002/ |archive-date=December 7, 2019}}</ref> Police evacuated many nearby night venues and warned Dayton residents to stay away from the Oregon Historic District.<ref name="BBC" />


==Victims==
==Victims==
[[File:Vigil for Shooting Victims, Dayton (OH)05-(1b) (48464805991).jpg|thumb|Vigil for the victims, August 5, 2019]]
[[File:Vigil for Shooting Victims, Dayton (OH)05-(1b) (48464805991).jpg|thumb|Vigil for the victims, August 5, 2019]]
[[Miami Valley Hospital]] received 16 victims from the shooting, of which five were admitted, with one in critical condition. [[Kettering Health Network]], comprising nine hospitals in the area, received nine victims, with three in serious condition and three in fair condition.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Osborne |first=Mark |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/active-shooter-incident-investigated-dayton-ohio-police/story?id=64763090 |title=At least 9 dead, 26 injured in mass shooting in downtown Dayton; suspect identified |work=[[ABC News]] |access-date=2019-08-04}}</ref> By 10:00&nbsp;a.m. on the same day, 15 of 27 hospitalized people had been discharged.<ref name="BBC" />
[[Miami Valley Hospital]] received 16 victims from the shooting, of whom five were admitted, with one in critical condition. [[Kettering Health Network]], comprising nine hospitals in the area, received nine victims, with three in serious condition and three in fair condition.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Osborne |first=Mark |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/active-shooter-incident-investigated-dayton-ohio-police/story?id=64763090 |title=At least 9 dead, 26 injured in mass shooting in downtown Dayton; suspect identified |work=ABC News |access-date=2019-08-04 |archive-date=August 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808085600/https://abcnews.go.com/US/active-shooter-incident-investigated-dayton-ohio-police/story?id=64763090 |url-status=live }}</ref> By 10:00&nbsp;a.m. on the same day, 15 of 27 hospitalized people had been discharged.<ref name="BBC" />


Police reported that all the fatalities occurred outside the bar on East 5th Street.<ref name="BBC" /> The nine dead include six men and three women, six black and three white. Four of the dead were in their 20s, four more were in their 30s and one was 57.<ref>{{cite news |first1=Timothy |last1=Williams |first2=Farah |last2=Stockman |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/04/us/dayton-ohio-shooting.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |title=Dayton, Ohio, Shooting: Victims Identified; Live Updates |date=August 4, 2019 |access-date=August 4, 2019 |archive-date=November 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117071008/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/04/us/dayton-ohio-shooting.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/08/04/the-latest-9-killed-at-least-16-hurt-in-ohio-shooting/ |work=[[Boston Herald]] |title=The Latest: Neighbors recall Ohio shooter being 'good kid' |date=August 4, 2019 |access-date=August 4, 2019 |archive-date=August 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804192026/https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/08/04/the-latest-9-killed-at-least-16-hurt-in-ohio-shooting/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":1" /> Two of the victims who died were also shot by police.<ref name="AP17"/><ref name=DPD.190815>{{cite tweet |user=DaytonPolice |number=1162080211229429762 |date=August 15, 2019 |title=Dr. Harshbarger - There were two victims who were hit additionally as a result of the law enforcement response.}}</ref><ref>*{{cite news |url=https://www.wcpo.com/news/national/dayton-shooting-police-still-trying-to-determine-motive-say-14-injured-suffered-gunshot-wounds |title=Dayton shooting: Police still trying to determine motive, say 14 injured suffered gunshot wounds |publisher=[[WCPO 9]] |date=August 5, 2019 |access-date=August 6, 2019 |archive-date=August 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806093328/https://www.wcpo.com/news/national/dayton-shooting-police-still-trying-to-determine-motive-say-14-injured-suffered-gunshot-wounds |url-status=live }}
Police reported that all the fatalities occurred outside the bar on East 5th Street,<ref name="BBC" /> and that the shooter's 22-year-old sibling was among those killed.<ref>
*{{cite tweet |user=DaytonPolice |number=1161355791275831298 |date=August 13, 2019 |title=Chief Biehl: We had 9 killed by gunshot wounds and 17 others injured by gunshots.}}</ref> An autopsy showed that a woman who was shot by Betts was already bleeding from a fatal gunshot wound when she was struck by two bullets that were fired by police. Had she not been suffering from fatal injuries, one of the bullets fired by police would not have been lethal. The second victim was shot by Betts multiple times and sustained a superficial gunshot wound from police. As a result of those findings, Montgomery County Coroner Dr. Kent Harshbarger ruled that the deaths were caused by Betts and were not the result of police gunfire.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last1=Brookbank |first1=Sarah |last2=Grasha |first2=Kevin |last3=Mayhew |first3=Chris |date=15 August 2019 |title=Coroner: 2 victims of Dayton mass shooting struck by rounds from shooter and police |website=Cincinnati.com |url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2019/08/15/coroner-release-more-autopsy-information-dayton-shooting/2018778001/ |url-status=live |access-date=March 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228193536/https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2019/08/15/coroner-release-more-autopsy-information-dayton-shooting/2018778001/ |archive-date=December 28, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.wcpo.com/news/mass-shooting/none-of-dayton-victims-killed-by-police-fire-coroner-says |title=None of nine Dayton victims killed by police fire, coroner says |date=August 15, 2019 |publisher=[[WCPO-TV]] |access-date=December 6, 2019 |archive-date=December 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206230147/https://www.wcpo.com/news/mass-shooting/none-of-dayton-victims-killed-by-police-fire-coroner-says |url-status=live }}</ref>
*{{Cite news |first=Paul |last=Farrell |url=https://heavy.com/news/2019/08/connor-betts-sister-megan-betts/ |title=Megan Betts, Connor Betts' Sister, Found Dead |date=August 4, 2019 |website=[[Heavy.com]] |access-date=August 4, 2019}}
*{{cite news |last1=Feldman |first1=Kate |title=Nine dead, at least 26 injured in Dayton, Ohio, after 24-year-old gunman in body armor opens fire |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-dayton-ohio-mass-shooting-20190804-pmcnqkoid5defoiy6hhngi2pfm-story.html |work=New York Daily News |date=August 4, 2019 |access-date=August 4, 2019}}
*{{cite news |first=Sarah Emily |last=Baum |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/jordan-cofer-trans-victim-dayton-mass-shooting/amp |title=Remembering Jordan Cofer, Trans Victim of the Dayton Mass Shooting |work=[[Teen Vogue]] |date=August 12, 2019 |access-date=August 13, 2019}}</ref> Investigators are trying to determine if the gunman intentionally or accidentally killed his sibling, who was among the first victims.<ref>{{cite news |first=Anne |last=Saker |date=August 5, 2019 |title=Dayton shooting: Gunman killed his sister, but was the 'sororicide' intentional? |work=[[USA Today]] |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/08/05/dayton-shooting-too-early-tell-reasons-connor-betts-killed-sister/1928195001/}}</ref>

The nine dead include five males and four females, six black and three white. Four of the dead were in their 20s, four more were in their 30s, and one was 57.<ref>{{cite news |first1=Timothy |last1=Williams |first2=Farah |last2=Stockman |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/04/us/dayton-ohio-shooting.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |title=Dayton, Ohio, Shooting: Victims Identified; Live Updates |date=August 4, 2019 |access-date=August 4, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/08/04/the-latest-9-killed-at-least-16-hurt-in-ohio-shooting/ |work=[[Boston Herald]] |title=The Latest: Neighbors recall Ohio shooter being 'good kid' |date=August 4, 2019 |access-date=August 4, 2019}}</ref> Two of the victims who died were also shot by police.<ref name="AP17"/><ref name=DPD.190815>{{cite tweet |user=DaytonPolice |number=1162080211229429762 |date=August 15, 2019 |title=Dr. Harshbarger - There were two victims who were hit additionally as a result of the law enforcement response.}}</ref><ref>
*{{cite news |url=https://www.wcpo.com/news/national/dayton-shooting-police-still-trying-to-determine-motive-say-14-injured-suffered-gunshot-wounds |title=Dayton shooting: Police still trying to determine motive, say 14 injured suffered gunshot wounds |publisher=[[WCPO 9]] |date=August 5, 2019 |access-date=August 6, 2019}}
*{{cite tweet |user=DaytonPolice |number=1161355791275831298 |date=August 13, 2019 |title=Chief Biehl: We had 9 killed by gunshot wounds and 17 others injured by gunshots.}}</ref> An autopsy showed that a woman who was shot by Betts was already bleeding from a fatal gunshot wound when she was struck by two bullets which were fired by police. Had she not been suffering from fatal injuries, one of the bullets which were fired by police would not have been lethal. The second victim was shot by Betts multiple times and sustained a superficial gunshot wound from police. As a result of those findings, Montgomery County Coroner Dr. Kent Harshbarger ruled that the deaths were caused by Betts and were not the result of police gunfire.<ref>{{Cite news |first1=Sarah |last1=Brookbank |first2=Kevin |last2=Grasha |first3=Chris |last3=Mayhew |url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2019/08/15/coroner-release-more-autopsy-information-dayton-shooting/2018778001/ |title=Coroner: 2 victims of Dayton mass shooting struck by rounds from shooter and police |website=Cincinnati.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.wcpo.com/news/mass-shooting/none-of-dayton-victims-killed-by-police-fire-coroner-says |title=None of nine Dayton victims killed by police fire, coroner says |date=August 15, 2019 |publisher=[[WCPO-TV]]}}</ref>


==Perpetrator==
==Perpetrator==
Soon after the attack, police identified the gunman as '''Connor Stephen Betts''',<!--The name of the perpetrator is in BOLD to indicate that [[Connor Stephen Betts]] is a redirect to the article, and thus supports the principle of least astonishment when a redirected reader arrives. See MOS:BOLD. Do not remove, please.--><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.aol.com/article/news/2019/08/14/dayton-mass-shooter-connor-betts-obituary/23793379/|title=Family of Dayton mass shooter Connor Betts remembers him as 'funny,' 'intelligent' in obituary|website=AOL.com |access-date=2019-12-01}}</ref> a 24-year-old who lived in [[Bellbrook, Ohio]].<ref name="BBC" /><ref>
Soon after the attack, police identified the gunman as '''Connor Stephen Betts''',<!--The name of the perpetrator is in BOLD to indicate that [[Connor Stephen Betts]] is a redirect to the article, and thus supports the principle of least astonishment when a redirected reader arrives. See MOS:BOLD. Do not remove, please.--><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aol.com/article/news/2019/08/14/dayton-mass-shooter-connor-betts-obituary/23793379/|title=Family of Dayton mass shooter Connor Betts remembers him as 'funny,' 'intelligent' in obituary|website=AOL.com|date=August 14, 2019 |access-date=2019-12-01|archive-date=September 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914033200/https://www.aol.com/article/news/2019/08/14/dayton-mass-shooter-connor-betts-obituary/23793379/|url-status=live}}</ref> a 24-year-old who lived in [[Bellbrook, Ohio]].<ref name="BBC" /><ref>*{{cite news |title=Connor Betts' Family: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know |url=https://heavy.com/news/2019/08/connor-betts-family-parents-mother-father/ |website=Heavy.com |date=August 10, 2019 |access-date=August 10, 2019 |archive-date=August 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810033038/https://heavy.com/news/2019/08/connor-betts-family-parents-mother-father/ |url-status=live }}
*{{cite news|url=https://abc7chicago.com/connor-stephen-betts-idd-as-dayton-suspected-shooter-sources/5442328/|title=Connor Stephen Betts identified as Dayton suspected shooter; Suspect's sister found dead, sources say|date=August 4, 2019|publisher=[[WLS-TV]]|location=Chicago|access-date=August 4, 2019|archive-date=December 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205042321/https://abc7chicago.com/connor-stephen-betts-idd-as-dayton-suspected-shooter-sources/5442328/|url-status=live}}
*{{cite news |title=Connor Betts' Family: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know |url=https://heavy.com/news/2019/08/connor-betts-family-parents-mother-father/ |website=Heavy.com |date=August 10, 2019 |access-date=August 10, 2019}}
*{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/live-news/dayton-ohio-shooting-suspect-connor-betts-9-killed-mass-shooting-today-2019-08-04-live-updates/|title=9 killed in Dayton, Ohio, in second U.S. mass shooting in 24 hours|date=August 4, 2019|work=[[CBS News]]|agency=Associated Press|access-date=August 4, 2019|archive-date=December 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209192935/https://www.cbsnews.com/live-news/dayton-ohio-shooting-suspect-connor-betts-9-killed-mass-shooting-today-2019-08-04-live-updates/|url-status=live}}</ref> According to police, he had minor traffic offenses on his record.<ref name="Cincinnati" /><ref>*{{Cite news |last1=Nadeau |first1=Barbie Latza |last2=Daly |first2=Michael |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/connor-betts-24-idd-as-dayton-ohio-shooter |title=Dayton Shooter Murdered Sister in Attack, Officials Say |date=August 4, 2019 |work=The Daily Beast |access-date=August 4, 2019 |archive-date=August 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808094047/https://www.thedailybeast.com/connor-betts-24-idd-as-dayton-ohio-shooter |url-status=live }}
*{{cite news |url=https://abc7chicago.com/connor-stephen-betts-idd-as-dayton-suspected-shooter-sources/5442328/|title=Connor Stephen Betts identified as Dayton suspected shooter; Suspect's sister found dead, sources say|date=August 4, 2019|publisher=[[WLS-TV]] |location=Chicago|access-date=August 4, 2019}}
*{{Cite news |last1=Murphy |first1=Paul P. |last2=Ash |first2=Audrey |last3=Crespo |first3=Gisela |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/05/us/connor-betts-dayton-shooting-profile/index.html |title=Classmates say Dayton gunman had a 'hit list' in high school |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=August 5, 2019 |archive-date=August 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805230340/https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/05/us/connor-betts-dayton-shooting-profile/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
*{{cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/live-news/dayton-ohio-shooting-suspect-connor-betts-9-killed-mass-shooting-today-2019-08-04-live-updates/|title=9 killed in Dayton, Ohio, in second U.S. mass shooting in 24 hours|date=August 4, 2019 |work=[[CBS News]] |agency=Associated Press |access-date=August 4, 2019}}</ref> According to police, he had minor traffic offenses on his record.<ref name="Cincinnati" /><ref>
*{{Cite web |last1=Nadeau |first1=Barbie Latza |last2=Daly |first2=Michael |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/connor-betts-24-idd-as-dayton-ohio-shooter |title=Dayton Shooter Murdered Sister in Attack, Officials Say |date=August 4, 2019 |work=The Daily Beast}}
*{{Cite news |last1=Murphy |first1=Paul P.|last2=Ash|first2=Audrey |last3=Crespo |first3=Gisela |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/05/us/connor-betts-dayton-shooting-profile/index.html |title=Classmates say Dayton gunman had a 'hit list' in high school |publisher=[[CNN]]}}</ref>


Betts made online references about [[Satan]] and described himself as a leftist and [[Antifa (United States)|antifa]] sympathizer.<ref name="Satan">{{cite web |first=Alex |last=Kasprak |url=https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dayton-shooter-warren/ |title=Was Dayton Mass Shooter a Self-Described 'Pro-Satan Leftist Who Supported Elizabeth Warren'? |website=[[Snopes]] |date=August 5, 2019 |access-date=August 5, 2019}}</ref><ref name="heavy5">{{cite web |last=McBride |first=Jessica |date=August 4, 2019 |url=https://heavy.com/news/2019/08/connor-betts-twitter-politics-social-media/ |title=Connor Betts: Twitter Posts on Being a Leftist, Guns |website=[[Heavy.com]] |access-date=August 4, 2019}}</ref><ref name="MurphyFeed">{{cite news |last1=Murphy |first1=Paul P. |last2=Toropin |first2=Konstantin |last3=Griffin |first3=Drew |last4=Bronstein |first4=Scott |title=Dayton shooter appeared to have leftist Twitter feed |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/05/us/connor-betts-dayton-shooting-profile/index.html |publisher=CNN |date=August 5, 2019 |access-date=August 6, 2019}}</ref> In the hours before he opened fire in Dayton, he "liked" a post in favor of [[Gun control in the United States|gun control]], and several concerning the [[El Paso shooting]], including a tweet that called the El Paso shooter a "terrorist" and a "[[white supremacist]]".<ref name="MurphyFeed" /> Betts was also known to have been in support of presidential candidates [[Bernie Sanders]] and [[Elizabeth Warren]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2019/08/07/dayton-shooting-what-do-we-know-connor-betts-politics/1943289001/|title=Dayton shooting: What we know about the gunman's politics|last1=Knight|first1= Cameron |first2=Keith |last2=BieryGolick |website=USA Today |access-date=2020-01-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/el-paso-dayton-shootings-august-2019/h_c3fe4a1d2b04da849422f817647227ab|title=The Dayton shooter had an extreme left Twitter feed|author1=Meg Wagner |author2=Elise Hammond |author3=Mike Hayes |author4=Veronica Rocha|date=2019-08-05|website=CNN |access-date=2020-01-28}}</ref>
Betts made online references about [[Satan]] and described himself as a leftist and [[Antifa (United States)|antifa]] sympathizer.<ref name="Satan">{{cite web |first=Alex |last=Kasprak |url=https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dayton-shooter-warren/ |title=Was Dayton Mass Shooter a Self-Described 'Pro-Satan Leftist Who Supported Elizabeth Warren'? |website=[[Snopes]] |date=August 5, 2019 |access-date=August 5, 2019 |archive-date=August 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190805195426/https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dayton-shooter-warren/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="heavy5">{{cite web |last=McBride |first=Jessica |date=August 4, 2019 |url=https://heavy.com/news/2019/08/connor-betts-twitter-politics-social-media/ |title=Connor Betts: Twitter Posts on Being a Leftist, Guns |website=[[Heavy.com]] |access-date=August 4, 2019 |archive-date=August 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806051145/https://heavy.com/news/2019/08/connor-betts-twitter-politics-social-media/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="MurphyFeed">{{cite news |last1=Murphy |first1=Paul P. |last2=Toropin |first2=Konstantin |last3=Griffin |first3=Drew |last4=Bronstein |first4=Scott |title=Dayton shooter appeared to have leftist Twitter feed |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/05/us/connor-betts-dayton-shooting-profile/index.html |publisher=CNN |date=August 5, 2019 |access-date=August 6, 2019 |archive-date=August 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805230340/https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/05/us/connor-betts-dayton-shooting-profile/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In the hours before he opened fire in Dayton, he "liked" a post in favor of [[Gun control in the United States|gun control]], and several concerning the [[2019 El Paso shooting|El Paso shooting]], including a tweet that called the El Paso shooter a "terrorist" and a "[[white supremacist]]".<ref name="MurphyFeed" /> Betts was also known to have been in support of presidential candidates [[Bernie Sanders]] and [[Elizabeth Warren]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2019/08/07/dayton-shooting-what-do-we-know-connor-betts-politics/1943289001/|title=Dayton shooting: What we know about the gunman's politics|last1=Knight|first1=Cameron|first2=Keith|last2=BieryGolick|website=USA Today|access-date=2020-01-28|archive-date=July 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705202209/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2019/08/07/dayton-shooting-what-do-we-know-connor-betts-politics/1943289001/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/el-paso-dayton-shootings-august-2019/h_c3fe4a1d2b04da849422f817647227ab|title=The Dayton shooter had an extreme left Twitter feed|author1=Meg Wagner|author2=Elise Hammond|author3=Mike Hayes|author4=Veronica Rocha|date=2019-08-05|website=CNN|access-date=2020-01-28|archive-date=August 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806143658/https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/el-paso-dayton-shootings-august-2019/h_c3fe4a1d2b04da849422f817647227ab|url-status=live}}</ref> An investigation concluded by the FBI in 2021 found that Betts "acted alone and was not directed by any organization or aligned to any specific ideological group," and that he "fantasized about mass shootings, serial killings, and murder-suicide for at least a decade".<ref>{{Cite web|author=Gregory Lemos|title=Dayton mass shooter acted alone in 2019 attack and was fueled by an 'enduring fascination with mass violence,' FBI says|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/29/us/connor-betts-daytona-mass-shooter/index.html|access-date=2021-12-02|website=CNN|date=November 29, 2021|archive-date=November 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129221318/https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/29/us/connor-betts-daytona-mass-shooter/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


Two former high school classmates said Betts was suspended from [[Bellbrook High School]] after he made lists of other students he wanted to kill and rape.<ref name="Kill-list">{{cite news |last1=Biesecker |first1=Michael |last2=Carr Smyth |first2=Julie |title=Classmates: Ohio shooter kept a 'hit list' and a 'rape list' |url=https://news.yahoo.com/classmates-ohio-shooter-kept-hit-033305480.html |agency=Associated Press |date=August 5, 2019 |access-date=August 5, 2019}}</ref> The "hit list" was discovered in early 2012 and resulted in a police investigation.<ref name="Kill-list" /> He was previously bullied and had planned to shoot up the school, a classmate said.<ref name=Cincinnati>{{cite news |url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2019/08/04/dayton-shooting-what-we-know-gunman/1916121001/ |title=Dayton shooting: What we know about the gunman |work=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]] |date=August 4, 2019 |last1=Trombly |first1=Monroe |last2=Baldas |first2=Tresa |access-date=August 4, 2019}}</ref> His high school girlfriend said he complained of visual and auditory [[hallucination]]s and [[psychosis]], and was afraid of developing [[schizophrenia]].<ref>
Two former high school classmates said Betts was suspended from [[Bellbrook High School]] after he made lists of other students he wanted to kill and rape.<ref name="Kill-list">{{cite news |last1=Biesecker |first1=Michael |last2=Carr Smyth |first2=Julie |title=Classmates: Ohio shooter kept a 'hit list' and a 'rape list' |url=https://news.yahoo.com/classmates-ohio-shooter-kept-hit-033305480.html |agency=Associated Press |date=August 5, 2019 |access-date=August 5, 2019 |archive-date=August 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806044657/https://news.yahoo.com/classmates-ohio-shooter-kept-hit-033305480.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The "hit list" was discovered in 2010 and resulted in a police investigation.<ref name="Kill-list" /> He was previously bullied and had planned to shoot up the school, a classmate said.<ref name=Cincinnati>{{cite news |url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2019/08/04/dayton-shooting-what-we-know-gunman/1916121001/ |title=Dayton shooting: What we know about the gunman |work=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]] |date=August 4, 2019 |last1=Trombly |first1=Monroe |last2=Baldas |first2=Tresa |access-date=August 4, 2019 |archive-date=August 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807103551/https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2019/08/04/dayton-shooting-what-we-know-gunman/1916121001/ |url-status=live }}</ref> His high school girlfriend said he complained of visual and auditory [[hallucination]]s and [[psychosis]], and was afraid of developing [[schizophrenia]].<ref>*{{cite news |first1=Emily |last1=Davies |first2=Tim |last2=Craig |first3=Hannah |last3=Natanson |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/police-chief-it-seems-to-defy-believability-that-dayton-shooter-would-kill-his-own-sister/2019/08/05/920a895c-b79e-11e9-b3b4-2bb69e8c4e39_story.html |title=Ex-girlfriend says Dayton shooter heard voices, talked about 'dark, evil things' |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=August 5, 2019 |access-date=August 5, 2019 |archive-date=August 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805180141/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/police-chief-it-seems-to-defy-believability-that-dayton-shooter-would-kill-his-own-sister/2019/08/05/920a895c-b79e-11e9-b3b4-2bb69e8c4e39_story.html |url-status=live }}
*{{cite news |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=August 6, 2019 |agency=[[Associated Press]] |title='He trusted me': ex-girlfriend says Ohio gunman wrestled with dark thoughts |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/aug/06/he-trusted-me-ex-girlfriend-reveals-ohio-gunmans-darkest-thoughts |access-date=August 7, 2019 |archive-date=August 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809015011/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/aug/06/he-trusted-me-ex-girlfriend-reveals-ohio-gunmans-darkest-thoughts |url-status=live }}</ref>
*{{cite news |first1=Emily |last1=Davies |first2=Tim |last2=Craig |first3=Hannah |last3=Natanson |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/police-chief-it-seems-to-defy-believability-that-dayton-shooter-would-kill-his-own-sister/2019/08/05/920a895c-b79e-11e9-b3b4-2bb69e8c4e39_story.html |title=Ex-girlfriend says Dayton shooter heard voices, talked about 'dark, evil things' |work=[[The Washington Post]] |date=August 5, 2019 |access-date=August 5, 2019}}
*{{cite news |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=August 6, 2019 |agency=[[Associated Press]] |title='He trusted me': ex-girlfriend says Ohio gunman wrestled with dark thoughts |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/aug/06/he-trusted-me-ex-girlfriend-reveals-ohio-gunmans-darkest-thoughts}}</ref>


==Investigation==
==Investigation==
On August 4, police and the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] searched the shooter's home and found evidence that showed an interest in violence and mass shootings and that he had expressed a desire to commit a mass shooting.<ref name="obession">{{cite news |last1=Murphy |first1=Paul |title=Dayton shooter had an obsession with violence and mass shootings, police say |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/05/us/connor-betts-dayton-shooting-profile/index.html |publisher=CNN |date=August 7, 2019 |access-date=August 31, 2019}}</ref> A preliminary assessment did not indicate the shooter had a racial or political motive.<ref name="Pre" /> {{As of|2019|08|5|df=US}}, police investigators stated that the investigation is ongoing and that they are not prepared to speculate about motivation.<ref name="Pre">{{cite news |first1=Sarah |last1=Aarthun |first2=Emanuella |last2=Grinberg |date=August 4, 2019 |title= What we know about the shooting in Dayton, Ohio |publisher=[[CNN]] |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/04/us/dayton-ohio-shooting-what-we-know/index.html}}</ref><ref name="BookbankShooting">{{cite news |last1=Bookbank |first1=Sarah |title=Dayton police: 'Not close enough at all' to determine a motive in Oregon District shooting |url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/crime/crime-and-courts/2019/08/05/dayton-shooting-oregon-district/1917620001/ |work=The Cincinnati Enquirer/ |date=August 1, 2019 |access-date=August 5, 2019}}</ref> On August 5, Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl stated that: "We have a lot of evidence still to go through ... based on where we're at now, we are not seeing any indication of race being a motive."<ref name="LiMass">{{cite news |last1=Li |first1=David K. |title=Dayton Police still don't know whether gunman targeted sister in mass shooting |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/dayton-police-still-don-t-know-if-gunman-targeted-sister-n1039236 |work=NBC News |date=August 5, 2019 |access-date=August 5, 2019}}</ref> Investigators are divided and have not determined whether he shot his sibling deliberately.<ref name="LiMass"/> A federal law enforcement official said that they were looking at whether the suspect was associated with [[incel]] groups.<ref name="RRSmith">{{cite news |first1=Mitch |last1=Smith |first2=Rick |last2=Rojas |first3=Campbell |last3=Robertson |title=Mass Shootings Updates: The Dayton gunman appeared to be 'exploring violent ideologies,' the F.B.I. said. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/06/us/mass-shootings.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=August 6, 2019 |access-date=August 6, 2019}}</ref>
On August 4, police and the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] searched the shooter's home and found evidence that showed an interest in violence and mass shootings and that he had expressed a desire to commit a mass shooting.<ref name="obsession">{{cite news |last1=Murphy |first1=Paul |last2=Toropin |first2=Konstantin |last3=Griffin |first3=Drew |last4=Bronstein |first4=Scott |last5=Levenson |first5=Eric |date=August 7, 2019 |title=Dayton shooter had an obsession with violence and mass shootings, police say |work=CNN |publisher= |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/05/us/connor-betts-dayton-shooting-profile/index.html |url-status=live |access-date=August 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805230340/https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/05/us/connor-betts-dayton-shooting-profile/index.html |archive-date=August 5, 2019}}</ref> A preliminary assessment did not indicate the shooter had a racial or political motive.<ref name="Pre" /> {{As of|2019|08|5|df=US}}, police investigators stated that the investigation is ongoing and that they are not prepared to speculate about motivation.<ref name="Pre">{{cite news |last1=Aarthun |first1=Sarah |last2=Grinberg |first2=Emanuella |date=August 4, 2019 |title=What we know about the shooting in Dayton, Ohio |work=[[CNN]] |publisher= |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/04/us/dayton-ohio-shooting-what-we-know/index.html |url-status=live |access-date=August 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804162309/https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/04/us/dayton-ohio-shooting-what-we-know/index.html |archive-date=August 4, 2019}}</ref><ref name="BookbankShooting">{{cite news |last1=Bookbank |first1=Sarah |last2=Mayhew |first2=Chris |date=August 1, 2019 |title=Dayton police: 'Not close enough at all' to determine a motive in Oregon District shooting |work=The Cincinnati Enquirer |url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/crime/crime-and-courts/2019/08/05/dayton-shooting-oregon-district/1917620001/ |url-status=live |access-date=August 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805160743/https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/crime/crime-and-courts/2019/08/05/dayton-shooting-oregon-district/1917620001/ |archive-date=August 5, 2019}}</ref> On August 5, Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl stated that: "We have a lot of evidence still to go through ... based on where we're at now, we are not seeing any indication of race being a motive."<ref name="LiMass">{{cite news |last1=Li |first1=David K. |title=Dayton Police still don't know whether gunman targeted sister in mass shooting |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/dayton-police-still-don-t-know-if-gunman-targeted-sister-n1039236 |work=NBC News |date=August 5, 2019 |access-date=August 5, 2019 |archive-date=January 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101150723/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/dayton-police-still-don-t-know-if-gunman-targeted-sister-n1039236 |url-status=live }}</ref> Investigators are divided and have not determined whether he shot his sibling deliberately.<ref name="LiMass"/> A federal law enforcement official said that they were looking at whether the suspect was associated with [[incel]] groups.<ref name="RRSmith">{{cite news |first1=Mitch |last1=Smith |first2=Rick |last2=Rojas |first3=Campbell |last3=Robertson |title=Mass Shootings Updates: The Dayton gunman appeared to be 'exploring violent ideologies,' the F.B.I. said. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/06/us/mass-shootings.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=August 6, 2019 |access-date=August 6, 2019 |archive-date=August 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806223928/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/06/us/mass-shootings.html |url-status=live }}</ref>


The suspect had additional ammunition magazines with him, and was wearing [[body armor]], a mask and hearing protection during the attack.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |first1=Jay |last1=Croft |first2=Darran |last2=Simon |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/08/04/us/dayton-ohio-active-shooter/index.html |title=The Dayton shooter wore a mask, bulletproof vest and hearing protection as he opened fire, police chief says |date=August 5, 2019 |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=August 5, 2019}}</ref> He ordered the firearm used in the shooting online from Texas, and the firearm was transferred to a local firearms dealer in Ohio, where he picked it up.<ref name="CNN-WhatWeKnow"/> The firearm used was "modified in essence to function like a rifle", according to the Dayton Police; photos released by the Dayton Police show an [[AR-15 style rifle|AR-15 style firearm]] with a pistol brace.<ref name=Loophole>{{cite news |url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/crime/crime-and-courts/2019/08/05/dayton-shooter-used-gun-may-have-exploited-atf-loophole/1920506001/ |title=Dayton shooter used a gun that may have exploited an ATF loophole |first=Cameron |last=Knight |website=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]] |date=August 5, 2019 |access-date=August 5, 2019}}</ref>
The suspect had additional ammunition magazines with him, and was wearing [[body armor]], a mask and hearing protection during the attack.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Croft |first1=Jay |last2=Simon |first2=Darran |date=August 5, 2019 |title=The Dayton shooter wore a mask, bulletproof vest and hearing protection as he opened fire, police chief says |work=[[CNN]] |publisher= |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/08/04/us/dayton-ohio-active-shooter/index.html |url-status=live |access-date=August 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805004333/https://edition.cnn.com/2019/08/04/us/dayton-ohio-active-shooter/index.html |archive-date=August 5, 2019}}</ref> He ordered the firearm used in the shooting online from Texas, and the firearm was transferred to a local firearms dealer in Ohio, where he picked it up.<ref name="CNN-WhatWeKnow"/> The firearm used was "modified in essence to function like a rifle", according to the Dayton Police; photos released by the Dayton Police show an [[AR-15 style rifle|AR-15 style firearm]] with a pistol brace.<ref name=Loophole>{{cite news |url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/crime/crime-and-courts/2019/08/05/dayton-shooter-used-gun-may-have-exploited-atf-loophole/1920506001/ |title=Dayton shooter used a gun that may have exploited an ATF loophole |first=Cameron |last=Knight |website=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]] |date=August 5, 2019 |access-date=August 5, 2019 |archive-date=August 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805231343/https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/crime/crime-and-courts/2019/08/05/dayton-shooter-used-gun-may-have-exploited-atf-loophole/1920506001/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


On August 15, the Montgomery County Coroner announced that Betts had cocaine, alcohol, and [[Xanax]] in his system; and he also had a [[vape pen]] and a baggie containing cocaine in one of his pockets.<ref>{{cite news |title=Coroner: 2 victims of Dayton mass shooting struck by rounds from shooter and police |url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2019/08/15/coroner-release-more-autopsy-information-dayton-shooting/2018778001 |agency=Montgomery County Coroner}}</ref>
On August 15, the Montgomery County Coroner announced that Betts had cocaine, alcohol, and [[Xanax]] in his system; and he also had a [[vape pen]] and a baggie containing cocaine in one of his pockets.<ref name=":2" />


==Aftermath==
==Aftermath==
[[File:Bullet hole after the 2019 Dayton shooting (48464806611).jpg|thumb|right|Bullet holes in a window a day after the shooting]]
[[File:Bullet hole after the 2019 Dayton shooting (48464806611).jpg|thumb|right|Bullet holes in a window a day after the shooting]]
Members of the Southwest Ohio Critical Incident Stress Management Team met with police who had responded to the scene to help them process the situation. The team includes mental health professionals, police officers, firefighters, medics, and chaplains.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.journal-news.com/news/dayton-shooting-hood-survivor-helps-officers-deal-with-stress-carnage/ZNQgfaXFMlah1JCalKXVZL/|title=Dayton shooting: Ft. Hood survivor helps officers deal with stress of 'carnage'|last=Stewart|first=Chris |website=[[Journal-News]] |access-date=2019-08-04}}</ref>
Members of the Southwest Ohio Critical Incident Stress Management Team and the Greater Montgomery County CISM team met with police who had responded to the scene to help them process the situation. The team includes mental health professionals, police officers, firefighters, medics, and chaplains.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.journal-news.com/news/dayton-shooting-hood-survivor-helps-officers-deal-with-stress-carnage/ZNQgfaXFMlah1JCalKXVZL/|title=Dayton shooting: Ft. Hood survivor helps officers deal with stress of 'carnage'|last=Stewart|first=Chris|website=[[Journal-News]]|access-date=2019-08-04|archive-date=August 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804194822/https://www.journal-news.com/news/dayton-shooting-hood-survivor-helps-officers-deal-with-stress-carnage/ZNQgfaXFMlah1JCalKXVZL/|url-status=live}}</ref>


The local [[blood bank]] asked for more donations following the shooting, and various companies promoted donation drives.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.dayton.com/news/local/dayton-shooting-how-help-our-neighbors/dP6vIy8GAzuKBTm5NsFhMJ/|title=Dayton shooting: How to help our neighbors|first1=Lisa|last1=Powell|first2=Mark|last2=Fisher|website=Dayton.com|access-date=2019-08-04}}</ref> Local leaders and community members held a vigil on East 5th Street on August 4, where ten doves were released, one each for each dead victim and one for the injured.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.whio.com/news/local/dayton-shooting-candlelight-vigil-free-parking-rta-bus-rides/VNhsxyL7TMP3wt4h6F18PN/|title=Dayton shooting: People fill Oregon District for vigil|last=Filby|first=Max|date=August 4, 2019|website=WHIO|access-date=2019-08-06}}</ref>
The local [[blood bank]] asked for more donations following the shooting, and various companies promoted donation drives.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dayton.com/news/local/dayton-shooting-how-help-our-neighbors/dP6vIy8GAzuKBTm5NsFhMJ/|title=Dayton shooting: How to help our neighbors|first1=Lisa|last1=Powell|first2=Mark|last2=Fisher|website=Dayton.com|access-date=2019-08-04|archive-date=August 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810180235/https://www.dayton.com/news/local/dayton-shooting-how-help-our-neighbors/dP6vIy8GAzuKBTm5NsFhMJ/|url-status=live}}</ref> Local leaders and community members held a vigil on East 5th Street on August 4, where ten doves were released, one each for each dead victim and one for the injured.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.whio.com/news/local/dayton-shooting-candlelight-vigil-free-parking-rta-bus-rides/VNhsxyL7TMP3wt4h6F18PN/|title=Dayton shooting: People fill Oregon District for vigil|last=Filby|first=Max|date=August 4, 2019|website=WHIO|access-date=2019-08-06|archive-date=August 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806201628/https://www.whio.com/news/local/dayton-shooting-candlelight-vigil-free-parking-rta-bus-rides/VNhsxyL7TMP3wt4h6F18PN/|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Reactions==
==Reactions==
===Domestic===
===Domestic===
[[File:Note at Ned Peppers Bar after 2019 Dayton shooting.jpg|thumb|right|Note left at the entrance of Ned Peppers Bar the day after the shooting]]
[[File:Note at Ned Peppers Bar after 2019 Dayton shooting.jpg|thumb|right|Note left at the entrance of Ned Peppers Bar the day after the shooting]]
Following the shooting, Ned Peppers Bar posted a message on [[Instagram]] reading: "All of our staff is safe and our hearts go out to everyone involved as we gather information."<ref>
Following the shooting, Ned Peppers Bar posted a message on [[Instagram]] reading: "All of our staff is safe and our hearts go out to everyone involved as we gather information."<ref>*{{Cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/at-least-10-may-be-dead-in-dayton-ohio-gunfire-reports|title=At least 10 may be dead in Dayton, Ohio, gunfire: reports|last=Calicchio|first=Dom|date=August 4, 2019|publisher=[[Fox News]]|access-date=August 4, 2019|archive-date=January 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115114131/https://www.foxnews.com/us/at-least-10-may-be-dead-in-dayton-ohio-gunfire-reports|url-status=live}}
*{{cite web |author=Ned Peppers |via=[[Instagram]] |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B0u5Fu6jboI/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/B0u5Fu6jboI |archive-date=2021-12-24 |url-access=limited|date=August 4, 2019 |title=all of our staff is safe and our hearts go out to everyone involved as we gather information |access-date=August 4, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
*{{Cite news |url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/at-least-10-may-be-dead-in-dayton-ohio-gunfire-reports|title=At least 10 may be dead in Dayton, Ohio, gunfire: reports|last=Calicchio|first=Dom|date=August 4, 2019 |publisher=[[Fox News]]|access-date=August 4, 2019}}
*{{cite web |author=Ned Peppers |via=[[Instagram]] |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B0u5Fu6jboI/ |date=August 4, 2019 |title=all of our staff is safe and our hearts go out to everyone involved as we gather information |access-date=August 4, 2019}}</ref>


[[File:President Trump Delivers Remarks 2019-08-05.webm|thumb|right|Trump delivers statement on August 5, 2019.]]
[[File:President Trump Delivers Remarks 2019-08-05.webm|thumb|right|President Trump delivers statement on August 5, 2019.]]
[[President of the United States|President]] Donald Trump tweeted, "God bless the people of El Paso Texas. God bless the people of Dayton, Ohio."<ref name="dayton">{{cite news |url=https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/ohio-shooting/index.html|title=Mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio|first=Ivanna|last=Kottasova|date=August 4, 2019|publisher=CNN|access-date=August 4, 2019}}</ref> In a later statement, he ordered that, following both shootings, all public U.S. flags be flown at [[half-staff]] until sunset on August 8.<ref name=bbclive>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/live/49227583|title=Two US mass shootings in 24 hours|work=BBC News|access-date=2019-08-04}}</ref> Regarding mass shootings, he said that the [[Trump Administration]] "have done much more than most administrations. We've actually done a lot. But perhaps more has to be done."<ref>{{cite news |last1=LeMire |first1=Jonathan |title=Trump tweets, stays out of sight for hours after shootings |url=https://apnews.com/6d324c661d5f4a748c0990c8444efdb3 |work=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=August 5, 2019}}</ref>
President [[Donald Trump]] tweeted, "God bless the people of El Paso, Texas. God bless the people of Dayton, Ohio."<ref name="dayton">{{cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/ohio-shooting/index.html|title=Mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio|first=Ivanna|last=Kottasova|date=August 4, 2019|publisher=CNN|access-date=August 4, 2019|archive-date=December 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223100811/https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/ohio-shooting/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In a later statement, he ordered that, following both shootings, all public U.S. flags be flown at [[half-staff]] until sunset on August 8.<ref name=bbclive>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/live/49227583|title=Two US mass shootings in 24 hours|work=BBC News|access-date=2019-08-04|archive-date=August 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805021950/https://www.bbc.com/news/live/49227583|url-status=live}}</ref> Regarding mass shootings, he said that the [[First presidency of Donald Trump|Trump Administration]] "have done much more than most administrations. We've actually done a lot. But perhaps more has to be done."<ref>{{cite news |last1=LeMire |first1=Jonathan |title=Trump tweets, stays out of sight for hours after shootings |url=https://apnews.com/6d324c661d5f4a748c0990c8444efdb3 |work=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=August 5, 2019 |archive-date=August 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805001625/https://apnews.com/6d324c661d5f4a748c0990c8444efdb3 |url-status=live }}</ref>


Mayor Nan Whaley thanked the officers for a quick response, saying that it certainly prevented more deaths. She also spoke of how hard the day would be for the city and the families affected.<ref name="BBC" /> Ohio Senator [[Rob Portman]] and Governor [[Mike DeWine]] offered their condolences.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Talmazan |first1=Yuliya |last2=Radnofsky |first2=Caroline |last3=Madani |first3=Doha |title=Shooting in Dayton, Ohio, kills at least 9 people and injures 27; suspect also dead |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/police-investigate-active-shooter-incident-dayton-ohio-n1039046 |work=NBC News |date=August 4, 2019 |access-date=August 5, 2019}}</ref>
Mayor [[Nan Whaley]] thanked the officers for a quick response, saying that it certainly prevented more deaths. She also spoke of how hard the day would be for the city and the families affected.<ref name="BBC" /> Ohio Senator [[Rob Portman]] and Governor [[Mike DeWine]] offered their condolences.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Talmazan |first1=Yuliya |last2=Radnofsky |first2=Caroline |last3=Madani |first3=Doha |title=Shooting in Dayton, Ohio, kills at least 9 people and injures 27; suspect also dead |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/police-investigate-active-shooter-incident-dayton-ohio-n1039046 |work=NBC News |date=August 4, 2019 |access-date=August 5, 2019 |archive-date=December 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228182530/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/police-investigate-active-shooter-incident-dayton-ohio-n1039046 |url-status=live }}</ref>


Senator [[Sherrod Brown]], a Democrat representing Ohio, said "[[Thoughts and prayers]] are not enough. We must act." He urged Senate Majority Leader [[Mitch McConnell]], a Republican, to start a [[United States Senate]] session on August 5 to "vote on gun-safety laws". Senate Minority Leader, [[Chuck Schumer]], a Democrat, made a similar call to action. He referenced H.R.8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 that had passed the [[United States House of Representatives]] earlier in February, saying the Senate should also pass this. Representative [[Ted Lieu]], a Democrat, asserted that McConnell was "blocking" the bipartisan proposal on "common sense gun safety legislation" from being voted on in the Senate.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Clark |first1=Dartunorro |title=Democrats pressure Mitch McConnell to cancel Senate recess for gun control vote |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/democrats-pressure-mitch-mcconnell-cancel-senate-recess-gun-control-vote-n1039086 |work=[[NBC News]] |access-date=August 4, 2019}}</ref>
Senator [[Sherrod Brown]], a Democrat representing Ohio, said "[[Thoughts and prayers]] are not enough. We must act." He urged Senate Majority Leader [[Mitch McConnell]], a Republican, to start a [[United States Senate]] session on August 5 to "vote on gun-safety laws". Senate Minority Leader, [[Chuck Schumer]], a Democrat, made a similar call to action. He referenced H.R.8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 that had passed the [[United States House of Representatives]] earlier in February, saying the Senate should also pass this. Representative [[Ted Lieu]], a Democrat, asserted that McConnell was "blocking" the bipartisan proposal on "common sense gun safety legislation" from being voted on in the Senate.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Clark |first1=Dartunorro |title=Democrats pressure Mitch McConnell to cancel Senate recess for gun control vote |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/democrats-pressure-mitch-mcconnell-cancel-senate-recess-gun-control-vote-n1039086 |work=[[NBC News]] |access-date=August 4, 2019 |archive-date=November 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128015754/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/democrats-pressure-mitch-mcconnell-cancel-senate-recess-gun-control-vote-n1039086 |url-status=live }}</ref>


[[Ohio House of Representatives]] member [[Candice Keller]] posted an essay on her personal Facebook page, blaming the shooting on several factors including [[recreational marijuana]] and the breakdown of the [[Nuclear family|traditional family]] (due to causes including transgender rights).<ref>
[[Ohio House of Representatives]] member [[Candice Keller]] posted an essay on her personal Facebook page, blaming the shooting on several factors including [[recreational marijuana]] and the breakdown of the [[Nuclear family|traditional family]] (due to causes including transgender rights).<ref>*{{Cite news |last1=Bischoff |first1=Laura |url=https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local/dayton-shooting-due-family-breakdown-gay-marriage-video-games-state-lawmaker-says/jf8XNJPSfKFl13yggzTFgM/ |title=Dayton shooting due to family breakdown, gay marriage, video games, state lawmaker says |work=[[Dayton Daily News]] |date=August 4, 2019 |access-date=August 5, 2019 |archive-date=August 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806143638/https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local/dayton-shooting-due-family-breakdown-gay-marriage-video-games-state-lawmaker-says/jf8XNJPSfKFl13yggzTFgM/ |url-status=live }}
*{{cite news |last1=Horton |first1=Alex |title=Ohio Republican blames mass shootings on 'drag queen advocates,' Colin Kaepernick and Obama |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/08/05/ohio-republican-blames-mass-shootings-drag-queen-advocates-colin-kaepernick-obama/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=August 5, 2019 |access-date=August 8, 2019 |archive-date=August 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807161332/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/08/05/ohio-republican-blames-mass-shootings-drag-queen-advocates-colin-kaepernick-obama/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Her statement was criticized by [[Cincinnati City Council]] member [[Chris Seelbach (politician)|Chris Seelbach]], [[Butler County, Ohio|Butler County]] Sheriff Richard K. Jones, and [[Ohio Republican Party]] chairwoman [[Jane Timken]] (who called on her to resign).<ref>*{{cite news |last1=Wartman |first1=Scott |last2=Balmert |first2=Jessie |title=Southwest Ohio politician blames shootings on 'drag queen advocates' and open borders |url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2019/08/04/ohio-shooting-state-rep-blames-shootings-drag-queen-advocates-and-open-borders/1918106001/ |work=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]] |date=August 4, 2019 |access-date=August 5, 2019 |archive-date=August 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805023227/https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2019/08/04/ohio-shooting-state-rep-blames-shootings-drag-queen-advocates-and-open-borders/1918106001/ |url-status=live }}
*{{Cite news |last1=Bischoff |first1=Laura |url=https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local/dayton-shooting-due-family-breakdown-gay-marriage-video-games-state-lawmaker-says/jf8XNJPSfKFl13yggzTFgM/ |title=Dayton shooting due to family breakdown, gay marriage, video games, state lawmaker says |work=[[Dayton Daily News]] |date=August 4, 2019 |access-date=August 5, 2019}}
*{{cite news |last1=Horton |first1=Alex |title=Ohio Republican blames mass shootings on 'drag queen advocates,' Colin Kaepernick and Obama |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/08/05/ohio-republican-blames-mass-shootings-drag-queen-advocates-colin-kaepernick-obama/ |website=[[The Washington Post]] |date=August 5, 2019 |access-date=August 8, 2019}}</ref> Her statement was criticized by [[Cincinnati City Council]] member [[Chris Seelbach (politician)|Chris Seelbach]], [[Butler County, Ohio|Butler County]] Sheriff Richard K. Jones, and [[Ohio Republican Party]] chairwoman [[Jane Timken]] (who called on her to resign).<ref>
*{{cite news |last1=Balmert |first1=Jessie |title=Republican lawmaker asked to resign after 'shocking' Facebook post blamed Dayton shooting on 'drag queen advocates' |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/08/06/ohio-gop-leader-tells-lawmaker-resign-over-dayton-shooting-post/1930213001/ |work=[[USA Today]] |date=August 6, 2019 |access-date=August 8, 2019 |archive-date=August 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807012344/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/08/06/ohio-gop-leader-tells-lawmaker-resign-over-dayton-shooting-post/1930213001/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*{{cite news |last1=Wartman |first1=Scott |last2=Balmert |first2=Jessie |title=Southwest Ohio politician blames shootings on 'drag queen advocates' and open borders |url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2019/08/04/ohio-shooting-state-rep-blames-shootings-drag-queen-advocates-and-open-borders/1918106001/ |work=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]] |date=August 4, 2019 |access-date=August 5, 2019}}
*{{cite news |last1=Balmert |first1=Jessie |title=Republican lawmaker asked to resign after 'shocking' Facebook post blamed Dayton shooting on 'drag queen advocates' |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/08/06/ohio-gop-leader-tells-lawmaker-resign-over-dayton-shooting-post/1930213001/ |work=[[USA Today]] |date=August 6, 2019 |access-date=August 8, 2019}}</ref>


Following the [[2019 El Paso shooting|El Paso shooting]], which occurred 13 hours prior,<ref name="auto"/> multiple Democratic [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 presidential election]] candidates called for political action to eliminate [[gun violence in the United States]]; they included [[Cory Booker]],<ref name="PoliticoReactions">{{cite news |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2019/08/03/el-paso-shooting-orourke-1445509 |title='The numbers are going up': Unfolding El Paso massacre stuns Dem presidential forum |last1=Siders |first1=David |last2=Vasquez |first2=Christian |work=[[Politico]] |access-date=August 3, 2019}}</ref> [[Pete Buttigieg]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2019-08-03/democratic-candidates-el-paso-shooting-beto-orourke |title='Keep that ... on the battlefield': Beto O'Rourke condemns access to assault weapons after El Paso shooting |last1=Montero |first1=David |last2=Finnegan |first2=Michael |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=August 4, 2019}}</ref> [[Tim Ryan (Ohio politician)|Tim Ryan]],<ref>{{citation |newspaper=[[The Courier-Journal]] |location=Louisville, Kentucky |date=August 8, 2019 |first=Sarah |last=Ladd |url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2019/08/07/tim-ryan-moms-demand-action-rally-against-mcconnell-louisville/1948668001/ |title=Tim Ryan caravan coming to Mitch McConnell's hometown after Dayton, El Paso mass shootings |access-date=August 8, 2019}}</ref> [[Bernie Sanders]],<ref name="HillReactions">{{cite news |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/456067-2020-dems-call-for-action-after-el-paso-shooting |title=2020 Dems call for action after El Paso shooting |last1=Frazin |first1=Rachel |website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |access-date=August 4, 2019}}</ref> [[Elizabeth Warren]],<ref name="HillReactions" /> and [[Andrew Yang]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/andrew-yang-discusses-gun-reform-in-response-to-el-paso-dayton-shootings-65300037753 |title=Andrew Yang discusses gun reform in response to El Paso, Dayton shootings |publisher=[[MSNBC]] |access-date=August 6, 2019}}</ref>
Following the [[2019 El Paso shooting|El Paso shooting]], which occurred 13 hours prior,<ref name="auto"/> multiple Democratic [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 presidential election]] candidates called for political action to eliminate [[gun violence in the United States]]; they included [[Cory Booker]],<ref name="PoliticoReactions">{{cite news |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2019/08/03/el-paso-shooting-orourke-1445509 |title='The numbers are going up': Unfolding El Paso massacre stuns Dem presidential forum |last1=Siders |first1=David |last2=Vasquez |first2=Christian |work=[[Politico]] |access-date=August 3, 2019 |archive-date=August 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804050107/https://www.politico.com/story/2019/08/03/el-paso-shooting-orourke-1445509 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Pete Buttigieg]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2019-08-03/democratic-candidates-el-paso-shooting-beto-orourke |title='Keep that ... on the battlefield': Beto O'Rourke condemns access to assault weapons after El Paso shooting |last1=Montero |first1=David |last2=Finnegan |first2=Michael |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=August 4, 2019 |archive-date=August 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804021640/https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2019-08-03/democratic-candidates-el-paso-shooting-beto-orourke |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Tim Ryan (Ohio politician)|Tim Ryan]],<ref>{{citation |newspaper=[[The Courier-Journal]] |location=Louisville, Kentucky |date=August 8, 2019 |first=Sarah |last=Ladd |url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2019/08/07/tim-ryan-moms-demand-action-rally-against-mcconnell-louisville/1948668001/ |title=Tim Ryan caravan coming to Mitch McConnell's hometown after Dayton, El Paso mass shootings |access-date=August 8, 2019 |archive-date=July 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705202210/https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2019/08/07/tim-ryan-moms-demand-action-rally-against-mcconnell-louisville/1948668001/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Bernie Sanders]],<ref name="HillReactions">{{cite news |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/456067-2020-dems-call-for-action-after-el-paso-shooting |title=2020 Dems call for action after El Paso shooting |last1=Frazin |first1=Rachel |website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |access-date=August 4, 2019 |archive-date=August 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804012158/https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/456067-2020-dems-call-for-action-after-el-paso-shooting |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Elizabeth Warren]],<ref name="HillReactions" /> and [[Andrew Yang]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/andrew-yang-discusses-gun-reform-in-response-to-el-paso-dayton-shootings-65300037753 |title=Andrew Yang discusses gun reform in response to El Paso, Dayton shootings |publisher=[[MSNBC]] |access-date=August 6, 2019 |archive-date=August 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806004700/https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/andrew-yang-discusses-gun-reform-in-response-to-el-paso-dayton-shootings-65300037753 |url-status=live }}</ref>


Trump visited El Paso and Dayton on August 7. In Dayton, he spoke to hospitalized victims, medical staff, and first responders. The White House published photos and videos of his trip, some of which showed him posing, smiling, and giving [[thumbs up]] gestures with his hosts.<ref>
President Trump visited El Paso and Dayton on August 7. In Dayton, he spoke to hospitalized victims, medical staff, and first responders. The White House published photos and videos of his trip, some of which showed him posing, smiling, and giving [[thumbs up]] gestures with his hosts.<ref>*{{cite news |last1=Parker |first1=Ashley |last2=Rucker |first2=Philip |last3=Johnson |first3=Jenna |last4=Sonmez |first4=Felicia |title=Trump attacks local leaders as he visits two cities grieving from mass shootings |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-lashes-out-at-beto-orourke-and-the-media-ahead-of-visits-to-el-paso-and-dayton/2019/08/07/b0aa8afc-b8fb-11e9-b3b4-2bb69e8c4e39_story.html |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=August 8, 2019 |access-date=August 9, 2019 |archive-date=August 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809003237/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-lashes-out-at-beto-orourke-and-the-media-ahead-of-visits-to-el-paso-and-dayton/2019/08/07/b0aa8afc-b8fb-11e9-b3b4-2bb69e8c4e39_story.html |url-status=live }}
*{{cite news |title=Self-promotion: Trump boasts of rally crowd size during hospital visit to console Texas massacre survivors |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/08/09/world/politics-diplomacy-world/self-promotion-trump-boasts-rally-crowd-size-hospital-visit-console-texas-massacre-survivors/ |agency=[[Agence France Presse]] and [[Jiji Press]] |website=Japan Times |date=August 9, 2019 |access-date=August 9, 2019 |archive-date=August 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808231616/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/08/09/world/politics-diplomacy-world/self-promotion-trump-boasts-rally-crowd-size-hospital-visit-console-texas-massacre-survivors/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He told reporters, "We had an amazing day. The love, the respect for the office of the presidency {{ndash}} I wish you could have been in there to see it."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Crowley |first1=Michael |last2=Haberman |first2=Maggie |last3=Smith |first3=Mitch |last4=Shear |first4=Michael |title=Trump Uses a Day of Healing to Deepen the Nation's Divisions |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/07/us/politics/trump-el-paso-dayton-shootings.html |website=[[The New York Times]] |date=August 7, 2019 |access-date=August 9, 2019 |archive-date=August 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808224609/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/07/us/politics/trump-el-paso-dayton-shootings.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
*{{cite news |last1=Parker |first1=Ashley |last2=Rucker |first2=Philip |last3=Johnson |first3=Jenna |last4=Sonmez |first4=Felicia |title=Trump attacks local leaders as he visits two cities grieving from mass shootings |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-lashes-out-at-beto-orourke-and-the-media-ahead-of-visits-to-el-paso-and-dayton/2019/08/07/b0aa8afc-b8fb-11e9-b3b4-2bb69e8c4e39_story.html |website=[[The Washington Post]] |date=August 8, 2019 |access-date=August 9, 2019}}
*{{cite news |title=Self-promotion: Trump boasts of rally crowd size during hospital visit to console Texas massacre survivors |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/08/09/world/politics-diplomacy-world/self-promotion-trump-boasts-rally-crowd-size-hospital-visit-console-texas-massacre-survivors/ |agency=[[Agence France Presse]] and [[Jiji Press]] |website=Japan Times |date=August 9, 2019 |access-date=August 9, 2019}}</ref> He told reporters, "We had an amazing day. The love, the respect for the office of the presidency {{ndash}} I wish you could have been in there to see it."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Crowley |first1=Michael |last2=Haberman |first2=Maggie |last3=Smith |first3=Mitch |last4=Shear |first4=Michael |title=Trump Uses a Day of Healing to Deepen the Nation's Divisions |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/07/us/politics/trump-el-paso-dayton-shootings.html |website=[[The New York Times]] |date=August 7, 2019 |access-date=August 9, 2019}}</ref>


Comedian [[Dave Chappelle]] hosted a free concert for Dayton three weeks after the shootings to honor the victims and their families. More than 20,000 were estimated at the event, which included performances from artists such as [[Stevie Wonder]], [[Jon Stewart]], and [[Chance the Rapper]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/25/us/dayton-ohio-benefit-concert-dave-chappelle/index.html|title=Dave Chappelle hosts benefit concert for Dayton, Ohio, weeks after mass shooting|author=Dakin Andone, Jessica Moskowitz and Polo Sandoval|website=CNN}}</ref>
Comedian [[Dave Chappelle]] hosted a free concert for Dayton three weeks after the shootings to honor the victims and their families. More than 20,000 were estimated at the event, which included performances from artists such as [[Stevie Wonder]], [[Jon Stewart]], and [[Chance the Rapper]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/25/us/dayton-ohio-benefit-concert-dave-chappelle/index.html|title=Dave Chappelle hosts benefit concert for Dayton, Ohio, weeks after mass shooting|author=Dakin Andone, Jessica Moskowitz and Polo Sandoval|website=CNN|date=August 25, 2019|access-date=November 7, 2020|archive-date=November 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107233614/https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/25/us/dayton-ohio-benefit-concert-dave-chappelle/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


===International===
===International===
The incident was mentioned by [[Pope Francis]] during a speech in [[St. Peter's Square]] on August 4, in which he condemned attacks on defenseless people and said he was spiritually close to the victims and the families affected by the attacks that had "bloodied [[2019 El Paso shooting|Texas]], [[Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting|California]], and Ohio".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-texas-shooting-pope-idUSKCN1UU0BC|title=Pope condemns spate of U.S. gun violence, prays for victims|date=2019-08-04|work=Reuters|access-date=2019-08-04}}</ref>
The incident was mentioned by [[Pope Francis]] during a speech in [[St. Peter's Square]] on August 4, in which he condemned attacks on defenseless people and said he was spiritually close to the victims and the families affected by the attacks that had "bloodied [[2019 El Paso shooting|Texas]], [[Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting|California]], and Ohio".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-texas-shooting-pope-idUSKCN1UU0BC|title=Pope condemns spate of U.S. gun violence, prays for victims|date=2019-08-04|work=Reuters|access-date=2019-08-04|archive-date=August 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805185251/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-texas-shooting-pope-idUSKCN1UU0BC|url-status=live}}</ref>


In response to the shooting, the [[Consulate General of Japan in Detroit]] issued a notice stating that no Asians had been injured and that "Japanese residents should be aware of the potential for gunfire incidents everywhere in the United States, a [[gun culture in the United States|gun society]], and continue to pay close attention to safety measures."<ref name="nations">{{cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/08/07/748971210/after-mass-shootings-other-nations-issue-caution-about-gun-society-in-u-s|first1=Scott|last1=Neuman|title=After Mass Shootings, Other Nations Issue Caution about 'Gun Society' in US|publisher=NPR|date=August 7, 2019|access-date=August 7, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.anzen.mofa.go.jp/od/ryojiMailDetail.html?keyCd=74322|title=About Shooting Incidents in Dayton, Ohio|publisher=Consulate General of Japan in Detroit|date=August 4, 2019}}</ref> At least two other nations – [[Uruguay]] and [[Venezuela]] — issued similar travel warnings, with Uruguay's foreign ministry issuing a statement warning its citizens traveling in the U.S. "to take precautions against growing indiscriminate violence, mostly for [[hate crime]]s, including [[racism]] and [[discrimination]]", and Venezuela cautioning its citizens to postpone travel to the U.S. or to take precautions "given the proliferation of acts of violence and crimes of indiscriminate hatred".<ref name="nations"/>
In response to the shooting, the [[Consulate General of Japan in Detroit]] issued a notice stating that no Asians had been injured and that "Japanese residents should be aware of the potential for gunfire incidents everywhere in the United States, a [[gun culture in the United States|gun society]], and continue to pay close attention to safety measures."<ref name="nations">{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/08/07/748971210/after-mass-shootings-other-nations-issue-caution-about-gun-society-in-u-s|first1=Scott|last1=Neuman|title=After Mass Shootings, Other Nations Issue Caution about 'Gun Society' in US|publisher=NPR|date=August 7, 2019|access-date=August 7, 2019|archive-date=August 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807114212/https://www.npr.org/2019/08/07/748971210/after-mass-shootings-other-nations-issue-caution-about-gun-society-in-u-s|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.anzen.mofa.go.jp/od/ryojiMailDetail.html?keyCd=74322|title=About Shooting Incidents in Dayton, Ohio|publisher=Consulate General of Japan in Detroit|date=August 4, 2019|access-date=August 7, 2019|archive-date=August 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807122715/https://www.anzen.mofa.go.jp/od/ryojiMailDetail.html?keyCd=74322|url-status=live}}</ref> At least two other nations – [[Uruguay]] and [[Venezuela]] — issued similar travel warnings, with Uruguay's foreign ministry issuing a statement warning its citizens traveling in the U.S. "to take precautions against growing indiscriminate violence, mostly for [[hate crime]]s, including [[racism]] and [[discrimination]]", and Venezuela cautioning its citizens to postpone travel to the U.S. or to take precautions "given the proliferation of acts of violence and crimes of indiscriminate hatred".<ref name="nations"/>

===Musical===
[[Pornogrind]] saw some limited mainstream media attention after the 2019 Dayton shooting when it came to light that the perpetrator, Connor Betts, performed live vocals in the pornogrind group Menstrual Munchies on multiple occasions.<ref>*{{cite news |work=[[BuzzFeed News]] |date=5 August 2019 |first=Ellie |last=Hall |title=The Dayton Shooter Was The Lead Singer Of A "Pornogrind" Metal Band |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ellievhall/dayton-shooter-pornogrind-band |access-date=5 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901084419/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ellievhall/dayton-shooter-pornogrind-band |archive-date=1 September 2019 |url-status=live }}
*{{Cite news |title=Exclusive: Dayton Shooter Was in a "Pornogrind" Band That Released Songs About Raping and Killing Women |work=[[Vice News]] |date=5 August 2019 |access-date=5 August 2019 |url=https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/j5yekp/exclusive-dayton-shooter-was-in-a-pornogrind-band-that-released-songs-about-raping-and-killing-women |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805210528/https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/j5yekp/exclusive-dayton-shooter-was-in-a-pornogrind-band-that-released-songs-about-raping-and-killing-women |archive-date=5 August 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> After the attack, artists, performers and avid fans of the genre were outraged after outlets such as [[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] attempted linking pornogrind's obscene themes to the gunman's motives. While pornogrind artists made it very clear that they do not approve of real life violence or Betts' actions, there were nevertheless a handful of pornogrind musicians who deleted their social media profiles, put their bands on a hiatus or outright quit the genre after the attack occurred.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/connor-betts-pornogrind-dayton-murder/ |title=Connor Betts And 'Pornogrind' |date=August 6, 2019 |access-date=5 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905081436/https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/connor-betts-pornogrind-dayton-murder/ |archive-date=5 September 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 22:48, 7 November 2024

2019 Dayton shooting
A memorial site commemorating the victims of the shooting
Map of the events of the shooting within the Oregon Historic District
LocationNed Peppers Bar
419 East 5th Street
Dayton, Ohio, United States
Coordinates39°45′26″N 84°11′03″W / 39.7572°N 84.1843°W / 39.7572; -84.1843
DateAugust 4, 2019 (2019-08-04)
c. 1:05 – 1:06 a.m. (EDT UTC−04:00)
TargetPeople near Ned Peppers Bar
Attack type
WeaponsAnderson Manufacturing AR-15 style pistol[1][2]
Deaths10 (including the perpetrator and his brother[a])
Injured27 (17 from gunfire)[3][4]
PerpetratorConnor Stephen Betts
MotiveUnknown[5]

On August 4, 2019, 24-year-old Connor Betts shot and killed nine people, including his brother,[a] and wounded 17 others near the entrance of the Ned Peppers Bar in the Oregon District of Dayton, Ohio.[3][6][7] Betts was fatally shot by responding police officers 32 seconds after the first shots were fired.[3][8] A total of 27 people were taken to area hospitals.[8] It is the deadliest mass shooting to occur in Ohio since the 1975 Easter Sunday Massacre.

A search of the shooter's home found evidence that showed an interest in violence and mass shootings and that he had expressed a desire to commit one. He considered himself a leftist and voiced his support for Antifa;[9] a preliminary assessment did not indicate that Betts had a racial or political motive.[10] The attack occurred just 13 hours after a mass shooting in El Paso, Texas.[11]

Shooting

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Two hours before the shooting the gunman was seen entering a bar with his brother[a] and a friend in the downtown Oregon Historic District of Dayton. At about 12:13 a.m. he split from the two and was recorded leaving the bar.[12]

At 1:05 a.m. eyewitnesses reported that a man opened fire at the entrance of Ned Peppers Bar in the Oregon Historic District.[13] He was carrying an AR pattern pistol with a shortened barrel, chambered in .223-caliber and equipped with a 100-round drum magazine.[2][14][1] He fired 41 rounds into the crowd in less than 30 seconds, fatally shooting nine people and wounding 17 others. An additional 10 people were injured by other causes, bringing the total number of injured to 27.[15][16][17]

According to Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl, 20 seconds after the shooting began,[8] law enforcement officers were already on the scene and engaged with the gunman.[18] Within 32 seconds of the first shots being fired,[3] the gunman was shot dead.[19] An autopsy report released on December 6 showed that Betts was hit with 30 rounds.[20] Police evacuated many nearby night venues and warned Dayton residents to stay away from the Oregon Historic District.[19]

Victims

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Vigil for the victims, August 5, 2019

Miami Valley Hospital received 16 victims from the shooting, of whom five were admitted, with one in critical condition. Kettering Health Network, comprising nine hospitals in the area, received nine victims, with three in serious condition and three in fair condition.[21] By 10:00 a.m. on the same day, 15 of 27 hospitalized people had been discharged.[19]

Police reported that all the fatalities occurred outside the bar on East 5th Street.[19] The nine dead include six men and three women, six black and three white. Four of the dead were in their 20s, four more were in their 30s and one was 57.[22][23][7] Two of the victims who died were also shot by police.[3][4][24] An autopsy showed that a woman who was shot by Betts was already bleeding from a fatal gunshot wound when she was struck by two bullets that were fired by police. Had she not been suffering from fatal injuries, one of the bullets fired by police would not have been lethal. The second victim was shot by Betts multiple times and sustained a superficial gunshot wound from police. As a result of those findings, Montgomery County Coroner Dr. Kent Harshbarger ruled that the deaths were caused by Betts and were not the result of police gunfire.[25][26]

Perpetrator

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Soon after the attack, police identified the gunman as Connor Stephen Betts,[27] a 24-year-old who lived in Bellbrook, Ohio.[19][28] According to police, he had minor traffic offenses on his record.[29][30]

Betts made online references about Satan and described himself as a leftist and antifa sympathizer.[31][32][33] In the hours before he opened fire in Dayton, he "liked" a post in favor of gun control, and several concerning the El Paso shooting, including a tweet that called the El Paso shooter a "terrorist" and a "white supremacist".[33] Betts was also known to have been in support of presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.[34][35] An investigation concluded by the FBI in 2021 found that Betts "acted alone and was not directed by any organization or aligned to any specific ideological group," and that he "fantasized about mass shootings, serial killings, and murder-suicide for at least a decade".[36]

Two former high school classmates said Betts was suspended from Bellbrook High School after he made lists of other students he wanted to kill and rape.[37] The "hit list" was discovered in 2010 and resulted in a police investigation.[37] He was previously bullied and had planned to shoot up the school, a classmate said.[29] His high school girlfriend said he complained of visual and auditory hallucinations and psychosis, and was afraid of developing schizophrenia.[38]

Investigation

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On August 4, police and the FBI searched the shooter's home and found evidence that showed an interest in violence and mass shootings and that he had expressed a desire to commit a mass shooting.[15] A preliminary assessment did not indicate the shooter had a racial or political motive.[10] As of August 5, 2019, police investigators stated that the investigation is ongoing and that they are not prepared to speculate about motivation.[10][39] On August 5, Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl stated that: "We have a lot of evidence still to go through ... based on where we're at now, we are not seeing any indication of race being a motive."[40] Investigators are divided and have not determined whether he shot his sibling deliberately.[40] A federal law enforcement official said that they were looking at whether the suspect was associated with incel groups.[41]

The suspect had additional ammunition magazines with him, and was wearing body armor, a mask and hearing protection during the attack.[16][42] He ordered the firearm used in the shooting online from Texas, and the firearm was transferred to a local firearms dealer in Ohio, where he picked it up.[17] The firearm used was "modified in essence to function like a rifle", according to the Dayton Police; photos released by the Dayton Police show an AR-15 style firearm with a pistol brace.[2]

On August 15, the Montgomery County Coroner announced that Betts had cocaine, alcohol, and Xanax in his system; and he also had a vape pen and a baggie containing cocaine in one of his pockets.[25]

Aftermath

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Bullet holes in a window a day after the shooting

Members of the Southwest Ohio Critical Incident Stress Management Team and the Greater Montgomery County CISM team met with police who had responded to the scene to help them process the situation. The team includes mental health professionals, police officers, firefighters, medics, and chaplains.[43]

The local blood bank asked for more donations following the shooting, and various companies promoted donation drives.[44] Local leaders and community members held a vigil on East 5th Street on August 4, where ten doves were released, one each for each dead victim and one for the injured.[45]

Reactions

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Domestic

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Note left at the entrance of Ned Peppers Bar the day after the shooting

Following the shooting, Ned Peppers Bar posted a message on Instagram reading: "All of our staff is safe and our hearts go out to everyone involved as we gather information."[46]

President Trump delivers statement on August 5, 2019.

President Donald Trump tweeted, "God bless the people of El Paso, Texas. God bless the people of Dayton, Ohio."[47] In a later statement, he ordered that, following both shootings, all public U.S. flags be flown at half-staff until sunset on August 8.[48] Regarding mass shootings, he said that the Trump Administration "have done much more than most administrations. We've actually done a lot. But perhaps more has to be done."[49]

Mayor Nan Whaley thanked the officers for a quick response, saying that it certainly prevented more deaths. She also spoke of how hard the day would be for the city and the families affected.[19] Ohio Senator Rob Portman and Governor Mike DeWine offered their condolences.[50]

Senator Sherrod Brown, a Democrat representing Ohio, said "Thoughts and prayers are not enough. We must act." He urged Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican, to start a United States Senate session on August 5 to "vote on gun-safety laws". Senate Minority Leader, Chuck Schumer, a Democrat, made a similar call to action. He referenced H.R.8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 that had passed the United States House of Representatives earlier in February, saying the Senate should also pass this. Representative Ted Lieu, a Democrat, asserted that McConnell was "blocking" the bipartisan proposal on "common sense gun safety legislation" from being voted on in the Senate.[51]

Ohio House of Representatives member Candice Keller posted an essay on her personal Facebook page, blaming the shooting on several factors including recreational marijuana and the breakdown of the traditional family (due to causes including transgender rights).[52] Her statement was criticized by Cincinnati City Council member Chris Seelbach, Butler County Sheriff Richard K. Jones, and Ohio Republican Party chairwoman Jane Timken (who called on her to resign).[53]

Following the El Paso shooting, which occurred 13 hours prior,[11] multiple Democratic 2020 presidential election candidates called for political action to eliminate gun violence in the United States; they included Cory Booker,[54] Pete Buttigieg,[55] Tim Ryan,[56] Bernie Sanders,[57] Elizabeth Warren,[57] and Andrew Yang.[58]

President Trump visited El Paso and Dayton on August 7. In Dayton, he spoke to hospitalized victims, medical staff, and first responders. The White House published photos and videos of his trip, some of which showed him posing, smiling, and giving thumbs up gestures with his hosts.[59] He told reporters, "We had an amazing day. The love, the respect for the office of the presidency – I wish you could have been in there to see it."[60]

Comedian Dave Chappelle hosted a free concert for Dayton three weeks after the shootings to honor the victims and their families. More than 20,000 were estimated at the event, which included performances from artists such as Stevie Wonder, Jon Stewart, and Chance the Rapper.[61]

International

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The incident was mentioned by Pope Francis during a speech in St. Peter's Square on August 4, in which he condemned attacks on defenseless people and said he was spiritually close to the victims and the families affected by the attacks that had "bloodied Texas, California, and Ohio".[62]

In response to the shooting, the Consulate General of Japan in Detroit issued a notice stating that no Asians had been injured and that "Japanese residents should be aware of the potential for gunfire incidents everywhere in the United States, a gun society, and continue to pay close attention to safety measures."[63][64] At least two other nations – Uruguay and Venezuela — issued similar travel warnings, with Uruguay's foreign ministry issuing a statement warning its citizens traveling in the U.S. "to take precautions against growing indiscriminate violence, mostly for hate crimes, including racism and discrimination", and Venezuela cautioning its citizens to postpone travel to the U.S. or to take precautions "given the proliferation of acts of violence and crimes of indiscriminate hatred".[63]

Musical

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Pornogrind saw some limited mainstream media attention after the 2019 Dayton shooting when it came to light that the perpetrator, Connor Betts, performed live vocals in the pornogrind group Menstrual Munchies on multiple occasions.[65] After the attack, artists, performers and avid fans of the genre were outraged after outlets such as Vice attempted linking pornogrind's obscene themes to the gunman's motives. While pornogrind artists made it very clear that they do not approve of real life violence or Betts' actions, there were nevertheless a handful of pornogrind musicians who deleted their social media profiles, put their bands on a hiatus or outright quit the genre after the attack occurred.[66]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Despite being labeled as female in some sources, the perpetrator's brother identified as a trans man.[6]

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