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In reply to the discussion: Police responding to report of active shooter in Dayton, Ohio [View all]Judi Lynn
(160,530 posts)13. Dayton, Ohio, shooting: Multiple fatalities reported after shots fired in city's Oregon District
News 2 hours ago
By By WHIO.com
DAYTON, OHIO
Police in Dayton, Ohio, are responding to a report of an active shooter in the area of East Fifth Street in the Oregon District.
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Here are the latest updates: Update 2:24 a.m. EDT Aug. 4: Police scanner traffic has indicated that there may be as many as seven people dead, and police are searching for a second possible shooter that may have left the area in a dark-colored Jeep, WHIO reported.
Update 2:12 a.m. EDT Aug. 4: Police and medic scanner traffic indicate that a triage area has been established in the Oregon District, and police are checking the bars in the area for any additional shooting victims, according to WHIO. Medics are reporting critical patients in the area.Initial reports also indicate that medics are directing walking wounded to Grandview and Kettering hospitals.
Original report: Police in Dayton, Ohio, are responding to a report of an active shooter in the area of East Fifth Street in the Oregon District.Initial reports indicate multiple people shot, and medics are responding to the area. Reports also indicate that a shooter is down. Please visit WHIO.com for the latest on this developing story.
https://www.ajc.com/news/national/police-responding-report-active-shooter-dayton-ohio/3EiPhrIle6cG57teZ60t8K/
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on Monday there's a 20-1 chance the local talk radio station will say we need MORE guns
certainot
Aug 2019
#59
trouble is most of them probably ARE doing their damn jobs, representing their constituents
pangaia
Aug 2019
#72
made-to-order constituents created with repetition, coverage, and localized targetting
certainot
Aug 2019
#81
they'r intimidated by team limbaugh, which looks more and more like putin's team the
certainot
Aug 2019
#82
Folks, they are MURDERERS, not shooters. They KILL WITH GUNS; calling it shooting is dishonest. .nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Aug 2019
#10
Calling the murderer the "shooter" is as distant as you could get from personal involvement.
Judi Lynn
Aug 2019
#12
Good point. We often forget that the only differences between the dead and the wounded are the
dameatball
Aug 2019
#79
Dayton, Ohio, shooting: Multiple fatalities reported after shots fired in city's Oregon District
Judi Lynn
Aug 2019
#13
I have been, and I'm not seeing anything regarding white nationalism/supremacy
Dennis Donovan
Aug 2019
#52