Dayton Shooting Spree Gunman Wore Body Armor, Used a ‘High-Capacity’ Gun: Police

Dayton Shooting Spree Gunman Wore Body Armor, Used a ‘High-Capacity’ Gun: Police
Bodies are removed from the scene of a mass shooting, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019, in Dayton, Ohio. Several people in Ohio have been killed in the second mass shooting in the U.S. in less than 24 hours, and the suspected shooter is also deceased, police said. AP Photo/John Minchillo
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
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Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley said the gunman in the mass shooting in the city’s Oregon District was wearing body armor and used a “.223 high-capacity” firearm during the shooting spree that left ten dead and 26 wounded.

“In less than one minute, Dayton first responders neutralized the shooter,” Whaley said during a Sunday morning press conference at the Dayton Convention Center, where authorities have set up a family assistance center. She added that if the police had not responded so quickly, “hundreds of people in the Oregon District could be dead today.”
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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