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		</div><p>A gunman in body armour who opened fire in a popular entertainment district in Dayton, Ohio, killed nine people including his sister, officials have said.</p>
<p>Connor Betts, 24, was shot dead by police less than a minute after he opened fire with a .223-calibre rifle in the streets of the Oregon District at around 1am on Sunday in the second US mass shooting in less than 24 hours.</p>
<p>Police have not released further information about Betts or publicly discussed a motive.</p>
<p>The official who identified the gunman spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.</p>
<p>His 22-year-old sister Megan was the youngest of those killed.</p>
<p>The other men and women who were killed ranged in age from 25 to 57.</p>
<p>Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley said the gunman was wearing body armour and had additional high-capacity magazines.</p>
<p>Had police not responded so quickly, “hundreds of people in the Oregon District could be dead today”, she said.</p>
<p>The Oregon District is a historic neighbourhood that Lieutenant Colonel Matt Carper described as “a safe part of downtown,” home to bars, restaurants and theatres.</p>
<p>Ms Whaley said at least 27 people were treated for injuries and at least 15 of those have been released.</p>
<p>Several more remain in serious or critical condition, local hospital officials said at a news conference.</p>
<p>They said some people suffered multiple gunshot wounds and others suffered injuries as they fled.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-137765" src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/OhioShootingMournersAug2019_large.jpg" alt="Ohio shooting mourners of the victims" width="600" height="338" /></p>
<p>Nikita Papillon, 23, was across the street at Newcom’s Tavern when the shooting started.</p>
<p>She said she saw a girl she had talked to earlier lying outside Ned Peppers Bar.</p>
<p><em>“She had told me she liked my outfit and thought I was cute and I told her I liked her outfit and I thought she was cute,”</em> Ms Papillon said.</p>
<p>She had been to Ned Peppers the night before, describing it as the kind of place “where you don’t have to worry about someone shooting up the place.”</p>
<p><em>“People my age, we don’t think something like this is going to happen,”</em> she said.</p>
<p><em>“And when it happens, words can’t describe it.”</em></p>
<p>Tianycia Leonard, 28, was in the back of Newcom’s.</p>
<p>She heard “loud thumps” she initially thought was people pounding on a skip.</p>
<p><em>“It was so noisy but then you could tell it was gunshots and there was a lot of rounds,”</em> Ms Leonard said.</p>
<p>Ned Peppers staff said in a Facebook post they were left shaken and confused by the shooting.</p>
<p>The bar said a bouncer was treated for shrapnel wounds.</p>
<p>A message seeking further comment was left with staff.</p>
<p>President Donald Trump has been briefed on the shooting and praised law enforcement’s speedy response in a tweet this morning.</p>
<p>This evening, he offered prayers for the shooting victims in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Today, I authorized the lowering of the flags to half-staff at all Federal Government buildings in honor of the victims of the tragedies in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio&#8230;.</p>
<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1158102730696736768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 4, 2019</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>He also ordered that flags should be lowered to half-mast on government buildings until August 8.</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true">
<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Today, I authorized the lowering of the flags to half-staff at all Federal Government buildings in honor of the victims of the tragedies in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio&#8230;.</p>
<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1158102730696736768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 4, 2019</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Governor Mike DeWine issued his own statement before 7am, announcing he has ordered flags in Ohio remain at half-mast.</p>
<p>He also offered assistance to Ms Whaley.</p>
<p>The FBI is assisting with the investigation.</p>
<p>A family assistance centre was set up at the Dayton Convention Centre, where people seeking information on victims arrived in a steady trickle throughout the morning.</p>
<p>Some local pastors were on hand to offer support, as were comfort dogs.</p>
<p>Sunday’s shooting in Dayton was the 22nd mass killing in the US this year.</p>
<p>The first 20 mass killings in the US in 2019 claimed 96 lives.</p>
<p>The shooting in Dayton comes after the area was heavily damaged when tornadoes swept through western Ohio in late May, destroying or damaging hundreds of homes and businesses.</p>
<p><em>“Dayton has been through a lot already this year and I continue to be amazed by the grit and resiliency of our community,”</em> Ms Whaley said.</p>
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