DAYTON, Ohio — As authorities in Dayton, Ohio, continue investigating a mass shooting early Sunday morning outside a bar in the city’s Oregon District that left nine people dead and more than two dozen injured, we’re learning more about the alleged gunman.
Dayton police identified the shooter as Connor Betts, 24, from nearby Bellbrook, a small city about 15 miles outside Dayton.
Betts was studying psychology at a local community college and worked at a Chipotle restaurant, according to The Washington Post.
He said he was "Good under pressure. Fast learner, Eager to overachieve" in an online profile, the Post reported.
Police Chief Richard Biehl said while Betts had had several traffic violations, there was nothing in his history, no run-ins with the law or any other criminal behavior, that would indicate he was capable of a mass shooting.
#OregonDistrict #update Chief Biehl: We don't have the answer as to "why" and probably won't for some time. This will be long and tedious investigation.
— Dayton Police Dept. (@DaytonPolice) August 4, 2019
Betts allegedly killed his own sister, Megan Betts, 22, in the attack, police said.
Connor Betts drove a 2007 gray Toyota Corolla, according to WHIO, and parked it in a parking lot near Ned Pepper's, the bar he was targeting when he was shot and killed by police before making it inside.
Betts was wearing a mask, body armor and hearing protection when he headed for the bar late Saturday night, WHIO reported.
Betts was armed with a .223-caliber rifle and had double drum magazines that held hundreds of rounds of ammunition, police said.
The gun was ordered online from Texas, and Betts allegedly picked it up from a local Dayton dealer.
NEW INFO: this is the gun @DaytonPolice Chief Richard Biehl says the gunman used in the Oregon District early this morning. Biehl says it had .223 rounds with double 100-round drum magazines. @whiotv @WHIORadio pic.twitter.com/HZ7K6sYgj0
— John Bedell (@JBedellWHIO) August 4, 2019
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