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In reply to the discussion: Police responding to report of active shooter in Dayton, Ohio [View all]brooklynite
(93,838 posts)66. UPDATE: Suspect and 9 dead, 26 wounded or injured in Oregon District
Dayton Daily News
UPDATE @ 7:39 a.m.: There have been 26 people wounded or injured in the shooting carried out wearing body armor, Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley said.
The shooter, who has not been identified, used a .223-caliber high-capacity magazine rifle and was wearing a mask or covering over his face.
If the Dayton police had not gotten to the shooter in under a minute, hundreds of people in the Oregon District would be dead today,
Whaley said.This is the 250th mass shooting in America, she said. Its sad that its in the city of Dayton.
The shooter, who has not been identified, used a .223-caliber high-capacity magazine rifle and was wearing a mask or covering over his face.
If the Dayton police had not gotten to the shooter in under a minute, hundreds of people in the Oregon District would be dead today,
Whaley said.This is the 250th mass shooting in America, she said. Its sad that its in the city of Dayton.
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on Monday there's a 20-1 chance the local talk radio station will say we need MORE guns
certainot
Aug 2019
#59
trouble is most of them probably ARE doing their damn jobs, representing their constituents
pangaia
Aug 2019
#72
made-to-order constituents created with repetition, coverage, and localized targetting
certainot
Aug 2019
#81
they'r intimidated by team limbaugh, which looks more and more like putin's team the
certainot
Aug 2019
#82
Folks, they are MURDERERS, not shooters. They KILL WITH GUNS; calling it shooting is dishonest. .nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Aug 2019
#10
Calling the murderer the "shooter" is as distant as you could get from personal involvement.
Judi Lynn
Aug 2019
#12
Good point. We often forget that the only differences between the dead and the wounded are the
dameatball
Aug 2019
#79
Dayton, Ohio, shooting: Multiple fatalities reported after shots fired in city's Oregon District
Judi Lynn
Aug 2019
#13
I have been, and I'm not seeing anything regarding white nationalism/supremacy
Dennis Donovan
Aug 2019
#52