So firstly, more horrible horrible terrible news. The sister of the Dayton suspected shooter and her boyfriend have been found dead, from gunshots.
BREAKING: Dayton Shooter Connor Bett's sister and boyfriend found fatally shot in a car per @PeteWilliamsNBC @jonathan4ny
— Andrew Blankstein (@anblanx) August 4, 2019
UPDATE:
Here’s MORE details about the murder of Bett’s sister and her boyfriend (which weren’t available immediately because that’s not how the news works).
From the Daily Beast:
The gunman who attacked a bar in Dayton, Ohio, on Sunday morning killed his sister in the massacre, officials said.
Connor Betts, 24, of Ohio was identified as the deceased gunman by authorities during a Sunday afternoon press conference. Betts killed his sister, 22-year-old Megan, and eight other people, officials added. At least 26 other people were injured.
Betts opened fire outside of a bar called Ned Peppers in the city’s Oregon District, a downtown hub filled with bars, clubs, restaurants and galleries. Authorities said police officers responded within one minute of the gunfire erupting and killed Betts as he attempted to enter the bar with a rifle, body armor and high-capacity magazine.
“We will never know how many lives were saved,” Gov. Mike DeWine said at a Sunday afternoon press conference. “The police department and the mayor gave me, my wife and I, the tour. The assailant was obviously very, very close to being able to kill dozens and dozens more people.”
Police searched Betts’ home, where he reportedly lived with his sister. Authorities did not offer a motive for the shooting.
And he was a psychology student. So…..
End Update.
Gunman in Dayton shooting identified as Connor Stephen Betts, 24, of Bellbrook, OH (about 15 miles from Dayton). He was killed by police “within a minute”. Motive still unclear. His home is being searched. 9 victims dead, 27 hurt. pic.twitter.com/z7Uqzm8FDM
— newsburrow (@newsburrow) August 4, 2019
Awaiting the start of a news conference on #DaytonShooting. Scheduled for 1. LE sources tell CBS News the shooter is Connor Betts, 24. Cops executing a search warrant at his house in Bellbrook. Watch @Local12 pic.twitter.com/zTUKkG00Mu
— Angenette Levy (@Angenette5) August 4, 2019
They had just identified the shooting suspect as Connor Betts, a 24-year-old. With this news, it’s pretty certain he’s the killer.
BREAKING: Law enforcement sources told CBS News the Dayton shooter was identified as 24-year-old Connor Betts, of Bellbrook, Ohio. pic.twitter.com/Mu2llqzcmG
— Alex Cole (@acnewsitics) August 4, 2019
The police are searching his home this morning.
UPDATE: Some on the left are tweeting that he attended the Cincinatti Trump rally, that has not been confirmed and the campaign denies it:
There’s already lots of bad info going around about Connor Betts, the 24-year-old who’s been named as the gunman in Dayton. He did not attend the recent Trump rally in Cincinnati, the campaign tells @MiriamElder
— Claudia Koerner (@ClaudiaKoerner) August 4, 2019
End update.
And as an aside, leave this poor guy alone, twitter!
For those accusing me of the shooting in Dayton, all we share is a name. I’m 15 and would never commit such an act of horror
— Connor Betts (@realconnorbetts) August 4, 2019
Yikes.
Here’s our reporting of the story unfolding on social media last night.