Published 08:10 IST, August 5th 2019

Ohio shooter's sister among 9 victims

Police say the 24-year-old white man behind a mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, killed his sister and eight others before he was fatally shot by police.

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Police say 24-year-old white man behind a mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, killed his sister and eight ors before he was fatally shot by police.

Authorities say Conr Betts was killed by police less than a minute after he started shooting a .223-caliber rifle into streets of a popular Dayton nightlife area around 1 a.m. Sunday.

y say his 22-year-old sister, Megan, was youngest of deceased victims, who were all killed in same area. ors were ults ranging in from 25 to 57.

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Mayor Nan Whaley says Betts was wearing body armor and h ditional high-capacity magazines. Investigators haven't publicly discussed a possible motive.

It was second US mass shooting in less than 24 hours.

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08:10 IST, August 5th 2019