Nine dead in Ohio shooting hours after Texas Walmart massacre
Lucy MiddletonSunday 4 Aug 2019 8:32 am
At least nine people have been killed (Picture: Twitter)
At least nine people have been killed after a gunman opened fire in Ohio just hours after a mass shooting in Texas.
The shooter is believed to have targeted an area close to Ned Peppers Bar in the Oregon District, downtown Dayton, just after 1am.
Initial reports from WHIO-TV state that at least 16 people have been left injured in the attack.
The gunman was shot dead by police and officers are now looking for a second possible shooter who left the area in a dark-coloured jeep, KDKA-TV reports.
Witness James Williams described seeing the shooter arrive with an ‘AR-15 rifle, wearing a vest and ear muffs’, and said he ‘just started blowing bullets everywhere’.
Multiple people reportedly shot in Dayton, Ohio
The shooter targeted a bar in the Oregon District (Picture: Twitter)
A witness described seeing the shooter ‘blowing bullets everywhere’ (Picture: AP)
He said: ‘Sad people are not right. I’m safe. Happened right in front of the patio where I was sitting in front of Ned’s.
‘The guy in front of Ned Peppers’ door is the active shooter. He tried to go into the bar but did not make it through the door.
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Someone took the gun from him and he got shot and is dead.
‘There are at least eight people dead right by the picnic table where I was on the street. A bunch of people taken to the hospital.’
He added: ‘It’s awful. I’ve never seen anything like this before.’
Dayton, Ohio shooting witness speaks on social media
Police are reportedly looking for a second shooter (Picture: AP)
Emergency services are still tending to victims (Picture: Molly Reed/ Fox45Now)
A large number of emergency services have been pictured tending to the scene as police work to secure the site.
Medics are directing those described as the ‘walking wounded’ to Grandview and Kettering hospitals close-by, while a spokeswoman for one hospital said they received 16 victims.
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The shooting comes just hours after at least 20 people were shot dead in a Walmart shopping centre, in El Paso, Texas.
A gunman opened fire and killed ‘multiple’ people doing their Saturday shopping at the Cielo Vista Mall, said Mayor Dee Margo.
It is believed around 40 others were injured in the attack, including a four-month-old baby, CBS News reports.
A witness described the scene outside Ned Pepper bar in Dayton (Picture: Google)
Their injuries are said to range from non-life-threatening to severe.
The gunman has been named as Patrick Crusius, 21, of Allen, Texas, and he has since been taken into custody, reports CNN.
He is thought to have penned an anti-immigration manifesto before launching his attack.
A document was posted on a website about 90 minutes before the rampage, in which the suspect spoke of an ‘invasion’ of Latino immigrants to his country.
There have been 252 mass shootings in the US this year, prompting calls for gun reform in the country. Yes
Lucy MiddletonSunday 4 Aug 2019 8:32 am
At least nine people have been killed (Picture: Twitter)
At least nine people have been killed after a gunman opened fire in Ohio just hours after a mass shooting in Texas.
The shooter is believed to have targeted an area close to Ned Peppers Bar in the Oregon District, downtown Dayton, just after 1am.
Initial reports from WHIO-TV state that at least 16 people have been left injured in the attack.
The gunman was shot dead by police and officers are now looking for a second possible shooter who left the area in a dark-coloured jeep, KDKA-TV reports.
Witness James Williams described seeing the shooter arrive with an ‘AR-15 rifle, wearing a vest and ear muffs’, and said he ‘just started blowing bullets everywhere’.
Multiple people reportedly shot in Dayton, Ohio
The shooter targeted a bar in the Oregon District (Picture: Twitter)
A witness described seeing the shooter ‘blowing bullets everywhere’ (Picture: AP)
He said: ‘Sad people are not right. I’m safe. Happened right in front of the patio where I was sitting in front of Ned’s.
‘The guy in front of Ned Peppers’ door is the active shooter. He tried to go into the bar but did not make it through the door.
The US has had 252 mass shootings this year aloneSomeone took the gun from him and he got shot and is dead.
‘There are at least eight people dead right by the picnic table where I was on the street. A bunch of people taken to the hospital.’
He added: ‘It’s awful. I’ve never seen anything like this before.’
Dayton, Ohio shooting witness speaks on social media
Police are reportedly looking for a second shooter (Picture: AP)
Emergency services are still tending to victims (Picture: Molly Reed/ Fox45Now)
A large number of emergency services have been pictured tending to the scene as police work to secure the site.
Medics are directing those described as the ‘walking wounded’ to Grandview and Kettering hospitals close-by, while a spokeswoman for one hospital said they received 16 victims.
Texas Walmart shooter 'is Trump fan who wrote hate-filled racist manifesto' before attackThe shooting comes just hours after at least 20 people were shot dead in a Walmart shopping centre, in El Paso, Texas.
A gunman opened fire and killed ‘multiple’ people doing their Saturday shopping at the Cielo Vista Mall, said Mayor Dee Margo.
It is believed around 40 others were injured in the attack, including a four-month-old baby, CBS News reports.
A witness described the scene outside Ned Pepper bar in Dayton (Picture: Google)
Their injuries are said to range from non-life-threatening to severe.
The gunman has been named as Patrick Crusius, 21, of Allen, Texas, and he has since been taken into custody, reports CNN.
He is thought to have penned an anti-immigration manifesto before launching his attack.
A document was posted on a website about 90 minutes before the rampage, in which the suspect spoke of an ‘invasion’ of Latino immigrants to his country.
There have been 252 mass shootings in the US this year, prompting calls for gun reform in the country. Yes
