A shooting with multiple fatalities and several people wounded has occurred at or near Ned Peppers Bar on East Fifth Street in the city of Dayton?s Oregon District. Here?s the latest:
Ten people are confirmed dead (including the shooter) and at least 16 have been wounded in the shooting near Ned Peppers Bar on East Fifth Street, Dayton police Lt. Col. Matt Carper said.
Police are trying to identify the suspect, who was shot to death by Dayton police officers, he said. As far as police know, there was only the one suspect, he said.
Police also are trying to determine what motivated the shooter, who Carper said used a long gun with multiple rounds.
There were officers on regular patrol in the Oregon District, which he called a very popular and usually safe section of the city.
There was ?a very short timeline of violence? because the officers were on their regular patrols of the district. ?We?re very fortunate for that,? he said.
Several area police departments responded to a ?Signal 99? broadcast asking for all available police to respond to the district. Agents with the FBI and ATF are on scene as well.
Carper said the police department has opened the Convention Center, which is near the Oregon District, for family members and friends who were disconnected from their family members and friends during the shooting.