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Police Search for Motive Behind Dayton Tragedy

Ken Bredemeier

   Police in the Midwest U.S. city of Dayton, Ohio, are searching for a
   reason why Connor Betts, a 24-year-old community college student, went
   on a shooting rampage early Sunday, killing nine people, including his
   sister, and injuring 26. But accounts of people who knew him say he has
   harbored violent thoughts for years.

   While police look for a tangible explanation for the 30-second, 41-shot
   mayhem Betts unleashed in Dayton's nightlife district, classmates who
   knew him at Bellbrook High School a decade ago say he was suspended
   from the school for a period of time when they discovered he was
   keeping lists of boys he wanted to kill and girls he wanted to rape.

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