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Richard D

(8,737 posts) Sun Aug 4, 2019, 01:20 PM Aug 2019

Connor Betts, 24, ID'd as Dayton, Ohio Shooter [View all]

Source: Daily Beast

The Dayton, Ohio, shooter is 24-year-old Connor Betts of Bellbrook, Ohio, law enforcement officials told CBS News, and a law enforcement official confirmed with The Daily Beast.

His sister, Megan, 21, and an unidentified male were found shot in a car near where the mass shooting occurred.

Initial reports by The Dayton Daily News, which purchased a background check of the suspect, indicate that Betts did not have a criminal record except for minor traffic violations. An initial sweep of his known social media profiles show no obvious link to any extremist ideolo

Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/connor-betts-24-idd-as-dayton-ohio-shooter

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Connor Betts, 24, ID'd as Dayton, Ohio Shooter [View all] Richard D Aug 2019 OP

Wrong Traildogbob Aug 2019 #1

+1 for the case of fear climate as toxic influence ancianita Aug 2019 #2

Apply that standard to every other crime & see where it gets you. oldsoftie Aug 2019 #6

Who was ever killed by rap music? SansACause Aug 2019 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author Traildogbob Aug 2019 #16

Self delete Traildogbob Aug 2019 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author Traildogbob Aug 2019 #12

Betts' sister was shot at the scene. She is one of the 9 victims DeminPennswoods Aug 2019 #3

So-- he went there to shoot because his sister was there? dawg day Aug 2019 #29

Apparently she was one of the first few victims DeminPennswoods Aug 2019 #34

The NRA has made billh58 Aug 2019 #4

What gets me is that many NRA members actually support laws the NRA blocks. oldsoftie Aug 2019 #7

What gun laws do many NRA members support? Kaleva Aug 2019 #13

Do you have evidence of this? IronLionZion Aug 2019 #45

Yes, of course. There are many stories & polls out there showing similar results. oldsoftie Aug 2019 #48

Personally, I think interviews with associates and neighbors is a bridge too far. Jedi Guy Aug 2019 #14

Many companies and governments billh58 Aug 2019 #17

A neighbor of mine applied for a job with a government contractor-- not even defense- dawg day Aug 2019 #31

I recognize that, and have been through it myself when I worked for a police department. Jedi Guy Aug 2019 #36

At the very least he's got to be an Incel. marble falls Aug 2019 #5

At the least . Bullied women in HS see my post #27 for link lunasun Aug 2019 #28

At the 4PM presser, the Dayton Police Chief said DeminPennswoods Aug 2019 #8

That shows the kind of weaponry he had. Killed 9 in less than a minute. yardwork Aug 2019 #9

45 rounds per minute SansACause Aug 2019 #11

"And the velocity of the rounds ensures one shot, one kill." Jedi Guy Aug 2019 #15

Depends on the exact ammo, but a round DeminPennswoods Aug 2019 #20

The point is that getting shot by an AR-15 isn't "one shot, one kill." Jedi Guy Aug 2019 #37

Actually, they are. SansACause Aug 2019 #44

Actually, they aren't. Jedi Guy Aug 2019 #46

Oh, thanks, Jedi Guy MyOwnPeace Aug 2019 #35

Just pointing out that AR-15s and equivalent weapons aren't magical death rays. Jedi Guy Aug 2019 #38

A Parkland survivor DeminPennswoods Aug 2019 #39

He was shot five times and survived. He was terribly injured, yes, but he lived. Jedi Guy Aug 2019 #40

As I understand it, the AR-15 is the civilian version of a military automatic rifle... Rollo Aug 2019 #41

The most often enemy of today dont bother to pick up their wounded. oldsoftie Aug 2019 #49

My point is, it's not some walk in the park to survive DeminPennswoods Aug 2019 #42

I never said that it was. I simply pointed out that AR-15 bullets aren't instantly lethal. N/T Jedi Guy Aug 2019 #43

Much as no else one called them 'magical death rays..." LanternWaste Aug 2019 #47

What, no shrugging emoji today? That's a shame. Jedi Guy Aug 2019 #50

It's so strange that they all went together, with him carrying that gun, and its magazines, pnwmom Aug 2019 #18

The Chief did not say he was dressed in body armor DeminPennswoods Aug 2019 #21

Okay, that makes sense. Thanks. n/t pnwmom Aug 2019 #22

It's possible the body armor and gun were in the trunk muriel_volestrangler Aug 2019 #23

He had on long sleeved dark hoodie. LisaL Aug 2019 #25

It was probably 85 degrees last night. dawg day Aug 2019 #32

I've seen people wearing coats in the summer and little shorts in winter. LisaL Aug 2019 #33

He had on a hoodie. LisaL Aug 2019 #24

so still no known motive mucifer Aug 2019 #26

I've seen speculation. Most of the victims were POC. Grasswire2 Aug 2019 #30

Former high school classmates described him as a misogynistic bully . Made hit list in HS lunasun Aug 2019 #27

How long are we going to allow these right-wing Rethugs to kill people? clementine613 Aug 2019 #51

Seems Betts just wanted to kill people DeminPennswoods Aug 2019 #52

Which is something only a soulless Rethug would do. clementine613 Aug 2019 #53

Killing was buried somewhere deep in his nature DeminPennswoods Aug 2019 #54

Only Rethugs have that "buried somewhere deep in their nature" clementine613 Aug 2019 #55