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President Donald Trump has proposed tying legislation strengthening background checks on firearm sales to immigration reform.
In a tweet on Monday, Trump said: “We cannot let those killed in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, die in vain.”
“Republicans and Democrats must come together and get strong background checks, perhaps marrying this legislation with desperately needed immigration reform,” Trump continued. “We must have something good, if not GREAT, come out of these two tragic events!”
It wasn’t immediately clear which specific pieces of legislation Trump was advocating in his messages.
Trump is due to speak from the White House at 10 a.m. ET.
The college attended by Connor Betts, the suspected Dayton killer, said in a statement that it lost two alums in the deadly shooting on Sunday.
Logan Turner, 30, and Lois Oglesby, 27, both attended the Sinclair Community College in Dayton in the past. Both were killed on Sunday.
“We are deeply saddened by the horrific tragedy that struck our community this weekend,” Steve Johnson said in a statement.
“Logan Turner and Lois Oglesby were former Sinclair students but all those taken from us in the Oregon District were members of the community that Sinclair serves and calls home. We grieve for all those impacted by this senseless act of violence.”
The community college said in a statement earlier that Betts was “previously enrolled” as a student but wasn’t attending any classes this summer.
One of the nine victims of the Dayton shooting was Nicholas Cumer, who was in Dayton as part of his internship program with the Maple Tree Cancer Alliance.
Cumer was one week away from completing his internship before graduating from St Francis University in Pennsylvania with a Master’s degree in Exercise Physiology, according to Maple Tree.
In a statement issued on Sunday, the alliance said Cumer was offered a full time position last week. It added:
Maple Tree Cancer Alliance said three of its trainers were shot in the incident. The other two unnamed victims are expected to make a full recovery.
Here is an update on Sunday’s deadly shooting in Dayton, Ohio.
We know it can happen anywhere because mass shootings happen everywhere: in California, Texas, Ohio and Illinois in recent days at a festival, a Walmart, a nightlife district and a playground.
The cumulative effect of all this mass violence playing on a recurring loop is that Americans hearts break for men, women and children cut down by bullets for no reason, but the country – permanently in shock – clearly cannot act to change anything.
Read the full analysis here.
Surveillance video shows the chaos unfold in Dayton, Ohio, as a shooter targets people out on a Saturday night in the Oregon District.
As gunshots ring out, people start to run, ducking into bars and clubs.
Within seconds, the shooter is brought to his knees by police right before he’s able to enter a nightclub that is full of people fleeing from his rampage.
Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl says his officers heard the gunshots, saw people fleeing and immediately ran toward danger.
“The officers immediately advanced toward the gunfire and within approximately 20 seconds, they engaged the suspect, who was actively firing and attempting to enter a crowded liquor establishment,” the police chief said.
The suspected shooter, identified as Connor Betts, was able to fire dozens of shots with a .223-caliber high capacity rifle with 100-round drum magazines, Biehl said during a press conference.
Nine people died and 27 others were injured in the shooting.
Read more on this here.
As a high school student, the suspected gunman in the Dayton, Ohio, massacre had a “hit list” of classmates he wanted to kill or hurt, according to four former students who said they were told by school officials they were on the list.
Spencer Brickler said a counselor at Bellbrook High School told him that he and his sister were on Connor Betts’ hit list. Brickler said he was riding on a school bus when he saw Betts getting escorted off by officers who were investigating the threats.
“He was kind of dark and depressive in high school,” said Brickler, who recalled the incident occurring about nine years ago when he was a freshman. He said he had no idea what prompted Betts, then a sophomore, to put him or his sister on the list.
Another former classmate, who asked not to be identified out of concerns for his privacy, also recalled being summoned to a school administrator’s office and being told he was “number one” on the list of students Betts wanted to kill.
Read more here.
Megan Betts, the sister of suspected gunman Connor Betts, was one of nine people killed in the shooting in downtown Dayton early Sunday night. Wright State University confirmed she was a student and expressed condolences in a statement.
The school also identified victim Logan Turner as a former student who attended WSU as recently as 2011 and ultimately graduated from the University of Toledo.
Shooting suspect Connor Betts was “previously enrolled” as a student at Sinclair College in Dayton, Ohio, but he was not actively enrolled in the summer term, the school said in a statement.
– Dr. Steve Johnson, President of Sinclair College
Hecklers interrupted Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine as he spoke at a candlelight vigil Sunday for victims and survivors of the shooting in Dayton.
“Do something, do something!” the crowd chanted as DeWine shared his experience dealing with the death of his daughter 26 years ago.
The massacre – which came less than a day after another mass shooting in El Paso left 20 dead – reignited the debate over gun control and whether laws restricting access could have prevented the tragedies.
As the chants continued, DeWine wrapped up his remarks quickly.
Nicholas Cumer, 25, was killed one of nine people killed in a mass shooting in a popular neighborhood in Dayton, Ohio, early Sunday
Saint Francis University in Loretto, Pennsylvania, identified Cumer as one of its students.
The school released this statement:
Read more about the victims here.
Community members in Dayton, Ohio, gathered Sunday night near the site of the shooting for a vigil.
Ten doves were released above the crowd at the start of the ceremony.
The first dove represented survivors of the shooting. The next nine represented the nine people killed in the massacre.
Read more about the victims here.
Dayton’s Fifth Street reopened Sunday afternoon, according to CNN affiliate WPXI, hours after police killed the gunman who opened fire in the popular nightlife district.
A vigil will be held in the neighborhood at 8 p.m.
Damon Davenport Jr. told CNN’s Ryan Young on Sunday that he lost two cousins in the shooting.
He was especially close with Thomas McNichols, whom he called a “gentle giant.” McNichols and his other cousin, whom he referred to as “Lola,” left behind children, he said.
“All they were doing was enjoying a night on the town, and they’re dead. Never to come home again, never to see their family again. They’re gone,” Davenport said.
Mass shootings won’t stop unless “we change as a people,” he added.
“Thoughts and prayers? They’re OK. But that’s not gonna take the pain away from me losing my first cousin.”
A second mass shooting in the United States in 13 hours occurred early Sunday in the busy Dayton, Ohio, nightlife area known as the Oregon District.
Nine people are dead and 26 wounded. The shooter is also dead. Police identified him as 24-year old Connor Betts.
FBI and local law enforcement authorities have served a search warrant at the shooter’s family home in Bellbrook, Ohio, southeast of Dayton.
The victims:
Police response:
The weapon:
Gun was ordered online
Motive not known
Asked what he was going to do to address gun violence, President Trump told reporters Sunday that “a lot of things are in the works” and claimed his administration has done “much more than most administrations.”
Trump oversaw a ban on so-called bump stocks but has not pursued large-scale gun control efforts. His predecessor, Barack Obama, took dozens of executive actions on gun control, including on background checks and mental health.
Trump touted his administration’s work on the issue, saying, “We’ve done actually a lot but perhaps more has to be done.”
Trump also said this is a “mental illness” problem.
Trump ignored other questions on the topic, including one on white nationalism.
Dayton police showed a photo and provided detail on the gun the suspect used in the attack.
Police Chief Richard Biehl told the media the weapon has a “double drum magazine” which has a capacity of up to 100 rounds.
Biehl said the gun was purchased legally. He said the gun was ordered online from Texas, then transferred to the suspect at a local firearms dealer in Ohio.
Biehl added that police weren’t aware of anything “in this individual’s history or record that would have precluded him from purchasing that weapon.”
Asked by reporters about the legality of the large magazine, Biehl said there is “no indication that that is illegal at this time.”
Biehl said the suspect fired “dozens” of shots during the shooting.
Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl provided media with an update Sunday afternoon on the law enforcement investigation into the shooting.
Biehl said that at 1:05 a.m. Sunday, officers patrolling heard gunfire and responded to a shooting incident in the Oregon district.
Biehl said within 20 seconds of hearing gunfire, police officers engaged with the suspect. He said the threat was neutralized within 30 seconds of the suspect beginning to fire shots.
Biehl said six officers were involved in engaging the shooter – five officers and one sergeant. He said per standard department protocol, those officers will be placed on administrative leave
Biehl said the suspect, Connor Betts, had a minimal history with law enforcement. He had traffic violations for speeding, failure to control and failure to yield.
Biehl released a 911 radio call and multiple surveillance videos from the time of the incident. In one video, Biehl said, an officer can be seen shooting the suspect as he tries to enter the Ned Peppers bar.
The police chief said stopping the suspect before entering the bar was “essential” and prevented further “catastrophic injury and loss of life.”
Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley said she’s received an outpouring of support Sunday from all across the US.
Whaley said she’s heard from over 70 other mayors – including Buddy Dyer, mayor of Orlando, where 49 people were killed at the Pulse nightclub in 2016.
Whaley said she’s also heard from Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto. That city suffered a mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in October 2018.
Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio praised law enforcement’s quick response to the shooting. Police killed the gunman less than a minute after he opened fire.
“This courage was extraordinary, and saved lives – probably hundreds of lives,” Portman said.
“I’m impressed with how this community comes together and responds.”
