My heart is sinking. There is another horrible mass shooting to report. This time from a bar in Dayton, Ohio.
There’s some footage of the Dayton shooting from a bystander in the area. This is so terrifying. pic.twitter.com/FnmxkOvmyA
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) August 4, 2019
JUST IN: Police in Dayton, OH say they are actively investigating an active shooter incident in the Oregon District
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 4, 2019
That just sounds horrible.
I can’t help but think these are copycat shootings inspired by one another.
https://twitter.com/Judahbm/status/1157903517505343488UPDATE 1:
There’s a live periscope at the scene right now:
DAYTON OHIO SHOOTING# https://t.co/PSmfZ77aYT
— Derek Myers (@DerekMyers) August 4, 2019
One shooter “contained.”
At least 1 shooter is contained, police report. Unknown if shooter is on custody or dead. This is in the area of 5th Avenue in Dayton #DaytonOH
— Derek Myers (@DerekMyers) August 4, 2019
At least three victims:
EMS personnel has confirmed to me that CPR is in progress for at least 3 shooting victims with multiple other people shot in Dayton shooting. We are 30 minutes out from the scene. @YourNewsNet
— Derek Myers (@DerekMyers) August 4, 2019
Multiple area hospitals reporting that they have numerous victims spanning from Miami Valley Hospital to Kettering Hospital in Dayton shooting @YourNewsNet
— Derek Myers (@DerekMyers) August 4, 2019
Police are reporting at least one suspect is heavy set white male wearing mask with several magazine clips and a rifle, and is at large. They are still searching for this suspect in Dayton shooting. We are five minutes out from scene.
— Derek Myers (@DerekMyers) August 4, 2019
UPDATE 2:
Some eyewitnesses, reportedly:
They just shot up ned peppers while I was in line.... police just killed dude 5 feet in front of me... I can’t go out in this city anymore 💯
— Bocock (@D_Bocock) August 4, 2019
There was an active shooter in the bar i was in tonight. I am told that he had an AR15. @HannahRayNinja and I are ok. I am so incredibly heartbroken for those affected by this. I have never been so scared in my life.
— Daniel Williams (@xcadaverx) August 4, 2019
I was in Ned Peppers. I’m still not sure exactly what happened. People were piling on top of each other to get out. It’s all a blur. Fucking awful.
— Daniel Williams (@xcadaverx) August 4, 2019
We heard gunshots while on the patio.. ran indoors only to be shoved back out because the shots were coming from inside the bar. We ran for our lives and hopped a fence trampling multiple people in the process/hid anywhere we could https://t.co/pm7Q00DfbR
— HannaH (@HannahRayNinja) August 4, 2019
There are no fucking words for this feeling. It is absolutely disgusting. My heart is in pieces for anyone inside the bar who was worsely affected by this
— HannaH (@HannahRayNinja) August 4, 2019
UPDATE 3:
https://twitter.com/Tayyymayyy/status/1157896107894222848It was at Ned Peppers. I was there, definitely sounded like 2 shooters with handguns just judging by the sound and number of shots fired. Shooter was in the front of the bar, I was in the back. Didn’t see anything, but it was chaos. Pray for those who are injured
— Dave (@drichusaf) August 4, 2019
A reporter at the scene says he was told the shooter was killed, and he saw a picture of them down.
He said this on his periscope below:
Dayton, Ohio shooting https://t.co/nZfwgmQanH
— Derek Myers (@DerekMyers) August 4, 2019
Seeing reports that Ned Peppers Bar was the location of this shooting. pic.twitter.com/dyev8VEwG2
— Doge (@IntelDoge) August 4, 2019
UPDATE 4:
I think these are from police scanner reports:
https://twitter.com/ChicagoMikeSD/status/1157910896275890179Since no major news outlets want to report on this... there was an active shooter w AR-15 in Dayton, Ohio at Ned Peppers Hole in the Wall Bar. 12 shot, 7 believed dead. Shooter is “contained” but there may be a second one who escaped. Please share this#DaytonOhio #ActiveShooter pic.twitter.com/Jb0YcDMkEt
— Kaleb Tutt 🏳️🌈 | ir / rational (OUT NOW!!!) (@KalebT96) August 4, 2019
These are early reports, and could be inaccurate.
JUST IN: Police in Dayton, OH say they are actively investigating an active shooter incident in the Oregon District
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 4, 2019
UPDATE 5:
Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley: “The shooter was able to kill 9 people and injure 26 in less than a minute.” pic.twitter.com/Gu3GoEoRCj
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) August 4, 2019
UPDATE 6:
Trump and Ivanka tweeted about the tragedy in Dayton:
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1157988680851689473 https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1157987941182033920May God hold the victims, their families and the El Paso and Dayton communities tightly in his loving arms. https://t.co/LGvPKGZacc
— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) August 4, 2019
I’ll post more as it becomes available.