BREAKING: Ohio shooter who shot dead nine named as Connor Betts, 24
A gunman who shot and killed nine people in Dayton, Ohio, has been named and pictured for the first time.
Connor Betts, 24, opened fire close to the Ned Peppers Bar in the city’s Oregon district just after 1am, CBS News reports.The attack left 27 people injured, with several still in a critical condition. According to CBS News, Betts is from Bellbrook, Ohio, and described himself on LinkedIn as ‘good under pressure. Fast learner. Eager to overachieve’.Police arrived just one minute after the attack began It also reported that he was previously a pupil of Bellbrook High School.Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley told a press conference today that the gunman had worn armour during the attack, and brought extra magazines for the assault rifle he used.
She said police arrived on the scene less than one minute after he started shooting and praised the force for their work.The area has been cordoned off today ‘If we didn’t have police in the Oregon District, [I just want you to think of] the thousands of people enjoying their Saturday evenings, what could have happened [to them].Got a story for Metro.co.uk?
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