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August 5, 2019

Gunman with Misogynistic Past Kills 9 People in Dayton, OH Shooting Spree
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Hours after El Paso's horrific attack, in the early hours of Sunday
morning, a gunman opened fire with a high-caliber rifle outside a bar in
a popular downtown entertainment district in Dayton, Ohio, killing nine
people and wounding dozens of others - all in under a minute. Police
killed the suspect at the scene. He was identified as 24-year-old white
male Connor Betts. He has a history of threatening women, and former
classmates say he had a "kill list" and a "rape list" in high school.
The victims were mostly in their twenties and thirties, and most of them
were black. One of the victims, Megan Betts, was the gunman's sister.

At a vigil Sunday, crowds interrupted a speech by Ohio's Republican
Governor Mike De Wine with shouts of "Make a change" and "Do something!"

Gov. Mike De Wine: "And, of course, as governor, I'm here representing
all the people of the state of Ohio."

Crowd: "Do something!"

Gov. Mike De Wine: "We are here tonight" -

Crowd: "Do something! Do something!"

Gov. Mike De Wine: - "because we all want [inaudible]."

Crowd: "Do something!"

Gov. Mike De Wine: "We know that we cannot" -

Crowd: "Do something! Do something!"

Gov. Mike De Wine: - "ease the pain of those families who have lost
someone."

Crowd: "Do something! Do something! You have the power to make a
change!"

Also on Sunday, the captain of the Philadelphia Union soccer team,
Alejandro Bedoya, grabbed a field microphone after he scored a goal, and
demanded Congress take action following the two shootings.

Alejandro Bedoya: "Hey, Congress, do something now! End gun violence!
Let's go!"

That was Alejandro Bedoya. He said, "Congress, do something now. End gun
violence." He lives just 15 minutes from the Parkland massacre in
Florida.


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