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• Police serve warrant, questions linger near Dayton shooting suspect's home

  04-08-2019 23:38
  
  BELLBROOK, Ohio — Long before the sun rose in a small community just southeast of Dayton, local authorities were assisting the FBI with a search warrant being executed at the home connected to Connor Betts, the 24-year old suspected gunman, who police say killed nine people and injured 27 in Dayton early Sunday morning.Bellbrook Police, who were assisting other law enforcement, arrived at the residence around 4 a.m. Sunday, three hours after the shooting occurred in the Oregon District of
  
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• Trump says 'hate has no place in our country'

  04-08-2019 23:04
  
  BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — President Donald Trump is denouncing two mass shootings in Ohio and Texas, saying "hate has no place in our country."Addressing reporters in Morristown, New Jersey, Trump said Sunday that "we're going to take care" of the problem. He says he's been speaking to the attorney general, FBI director and members of Congress and will be making an additional statement Monday.Trump pointed to a mental illness problem in the U.S., calling the shooters "really very seriously
  
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• Trump orders flags at half-staff in response to shootings in Dayton, El Paso

  04-08-2019 21:33
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is ordering flags at half-staff in remembrance of the victims of two mass shootings in less than a day that killed at least 29 people and injured dozens more.A proclamation released by the White House on Sunday says the nation shares "in the pain and suffering of all those who were injured in these two senseless attacks."The first attack Saturday at a shopping area in El Paso, Texas, killed at least 20 people. That was followed by another shooting in a n
  
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• Officials release names of victims killed in Dayton shooting

  04-08-2019 19:57
  
  DAYTON, Ohio — Officials have released the names of the nine people killed in a shooting early Sunday morning in Dayton.Four women and five men were killed when a suspect, identified by police as 24-year-old Connor Betts, opened fire in a popular nightlife area. Twenty-seven others were injured.Police say one of the victims, Megan Betts, is the sister of the suspect, who is also deceased.The names of the victims are listed below:Lois L. Oglesby, 27Megan K. Betts, 22Saeed Saleh, 38Derrick R
  
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• Police looking for high risk missing adult from east Columbus

  04-08-2019 19:21
  
  COLUMBUS - Columbus police is looking for a high-risk missing adult named John Lumpkin.He was last seen in the 1100 block of Oak Street in east Columbus around 11 a.m. Sunday walking on foot in an unknown direction.Lumpkin is 47 last seen wearing a tan leisure suit with a tie and gray dress shoes.Anyone with information is asked to call Columbus police at 614-645-4545.
  
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• US attorney: El Paso shooting that killed 20 being treated as 'domestic terrorism' case

  04-08-2019 18:43
  
  EL PASO, Texas — A Justice Department official says the federal government is treating the El Paso shooting that killed 20 people as a "domestic terrorism" case.U.S. Attorney John Bash said Sunday at a news conference in El Paso that the federal government is also investigating the attack at a shopping plaza with a view toward bringing federal hate crime charges.Authorities have been working to confirm whether a racist, anti-immigrant screed posted online shortly before the attack was writ
  
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• Report: 24-year-old identified as suspect in deadly Dayton shooting

  04-08-2019 17:21
  
  DAYTON, Ohio — The suspect in the Dayton shooting early Saturday morning where nine people were killed has been identified as a 24-year-old man.Law enforcement sources told CBS News the shooter was identified as 24-year-old Connor Betts, of Bellbrook, Ohio. The sources said police were searching his home Sunday morning. Police said the suspect was shot and killed by officers in less than one minute.The shooting happened at 1 a.m. Sunday in the area of East 5th Street in the Oregon District
  
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• Officials identify 24-year-old as suspect in deadly Dayton shooting

  04-08-2019 17:21
  
  DAYTON, Ohio — The suspect in the Dayton shooting early Saturday morning where nine people were killed has been identified as a 24-year-old man.Police identified the shooting suspect as 24-year-old Connor Betts, of Bellbrook, Ohio. The sources said police were searching his home Sunday morning. Police said the suspect was shot and killed by officers in less than one minute.According to police, the suspect' sister, Megan Betts, was among the nine people killed.The shooting happened at 1 a.m
  
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• Trump responds to mass shootings; 9 killed in Dayton, 20 dead in El Paso

  04-08-2019 14:40
  
  President Donald Trump is saying that federal law enforcement is working with local authorities to investigate a mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio.The shooting in Dayton early Sunday left at least nine dead and comes just hours after another mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, that killed at least 20.Trump tweeted praise of law enforcement and said that "information is rapidly being accumulated in Dayton."The FBI, local and state law enforcement are working together in El Paso and in Dayton, Ohio. Info
  
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• Police searching for information on 2017 homicide case

  04-08-2019 14:30
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Cody Virgil Nichols was shot and killed on August 4th, 2017. Now, Crime Stoppers are offering a cash reward for any information leading to the arrest or indictment of the killer.Reports of shots fired came into the Columbus Police Department at 1:52 a.m. on Aug. 4. Officers arrived at 735 Dalton Court to find Cody Nichols lying in the hallway, suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced deceased at 2:10 a.m.A suspect or motive have yet to be identified.Crime Stoppers
  
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• Officers saved hundreds of lives with quick response, Dayton Mayor says

  04-08-2019 14:27
  
  DAYTON, Ohio – Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley says she is heartbroken following Sunday morning’s mass shooting.Nine people were killed and 26 people were injured in the shooting that happened around 1 a.m.“This is a day we all dread happening,” Whaley said at a press briefing.“While this is a terribly sad day for our city, I am amazed by the quick response of Dayton Police that saved literally hundreds of lives,” she said.“Dayton has been through a lot already
  
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• Crew end Quakes' 4-game win streak with 1-1 draw

  04-08-2019 13:16
  
  SAN JOSE, Calif. — Gyasi Zardes tied it with a header in the 65th minute and the Columbus Crew ended the San Jose Earthquakes' four-game winning streak with a 1-1 draw Saturday night.Zardes was wide open at the top of the 6-yard box when he headed down Luis Díaz's cross. The Crew (7-14-4) had a two-game winning streak snapped.Magnus Eriksson opened the scoring with a penalty kick for the Quakes (11-7-5) in the 41st minute. San Jose was awarded the penalty due to a hand ball in the a
  
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• Gov. DeWine orders flags to be flown at half-staff to remember and honor Dayton victims

  04-08-2019 12:58
  
  Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has ordered all flags in the state of Ohio to be flown at half-staff to honor and remember the shooting victims in Dayton.Nine people were killed and at least 16 were hurt Sunday morning in a shooting on East 5th Street in the Oregon District of Dayton.The suspect was also killed.Governor DeWine issued the following statement:"Fran and I are absolutely heartbroken over the horrible attack that occurred this morning in Dayton. We join those across Ohio and this country i
  
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• France ponders giving lesbians, single women access to IVF

  04-08-2019 12:31
  
  PARIS — Single women and lesbians in France won't have to go abroad to have babies anymore under a proposed new law that would give them access to medically assisted reproduction for the first time.French President Emmanuel Macron's government has presented a draft law on bioethics that includes expanding the eligibility for treatments such as artificial insemination and in vitro fertilization, or IVF.French law currently restricts assisted reproduction to infertile heterosexual couples.Th
  
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• Sister: El Paso shooting victim, 25, 'gave her life' shielding 2-month-old son

  04-08-2019 11:41
  
  EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A 25-year-old woman who was shot while apparently shielding her 2-month-old son was among the 20 people killed when a gunman opened fire in a crowded El Paso shopping area, her sister said.Leta Jamrowski, 19, of El Paso, learned Saturday afternoon that her sister Jordan Anchondo had been shot to death at Walmart while shopping for back-to-school supplies earlier in the day. Jamrowski spoke to The Associated Press as she paced a waiting room at the University Medical C
  
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• Sister: El Paso shooting victim, 25, 'gave her life' for son

  04-08-2019 11:41
  
  EL PASO, Texas — A 25-year-old woman who was shot while apparently shielding her 2-month-old son was among the 20 people killed when a gunman opened fire in a crowded El Paso shopping area, her sister said.Leta Jamrowski, 19, of El Paso, learned Saturday afternoon that her sister Jordan Anchondo had been shot to death at Walmart while shopping for back-to-school supplies earlier in the day. Jamrowski spoke to The Associated Press as she paced a waiting room at the University Medical Center
  
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• Police investigating active shooter incident in Dayton

  04-08-2019 09:11
  
  DAYTON, Ohio - Police in Dayton say they are investigating an active shooter incident.The shooting happened early Sunday morning in the area of East 5th Street in the Oregon District in Dayton.Police have not released information about how many people have been shot. The Dayton Police Department said on Twitter, "We will provide information and facts regarding the #OregonDistrict shooting through this account as they become available. This is a large scene and investigation. Thank you for your p
  
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• 9 killed, 27 injured in Dayton shooting; suspect dead

  04-08-2019 09:11
  
  DAYTON, Ohio — Police in Dayton say they are investigating a shooting where nine people were killed in addition to the suspected shooter.The shooting happened at 1 a.m. Sunday in the area of East 5th Street in the Oregon District in Dayton.WATCH LIVE COVERAGETwenty-seven people were injured, according to police and city officials.The Dayton Police Department said on Twitter, "We had officers in the immediate vicinity when this shooting began and were able to respond and put an end to it qu
  
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• 9 dead, 26 injured in Dayton shooting; suspect also killed

  04-08-2019 09:11
  
  DAYTON, Ohio - Police in Dayton say they are investigating a shooting where nine people were killed in addition to the suspected shooter.The shooting happened at 1 a.m. Sunday in the area of East 5th Street in the Oregon District in Dayton.Twenty-six people were injured, according to police and city officials.The Dayton Police Department said on Twitter, "We had officers in the immediate vicinity when this shooting began and were able to respond and put an end to it quickly."Police said the susp
  
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• 10 dead including suspect, 16 injured in Dayton shooting

  04-08-2019 09:11
  
  DAYTON, Ohio - Police in Dayton say they are investigating a shooting where nine people were killed in addition to the suspected shooter.The shooting happened at 1 a.m. Sunday in the area of East 5th Street in the Oregon District in Dayton.At least 16 people went to area hospitals to be treated or injuries, according to police.The Dayton Police Department said on Twitter, "We had officers in the immediate vicinity when this shooting began and were able to respond and put an end to it quickly."Po
  
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• North Linden church works to bring community together

  04-08-2019 05:50
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - On a hot summer day on Melrose Avenue in the Linden community, one church is hoping to bring the community together.Reverend Robert Goff with the North Linden Baptist Church told 10TV the summer festival on Saturday is designed to get neighbors interacting with one another and focusing on the positives of their community.“It brings the kid in me out to see these kids having fun,” Goff said.This summer, the Linden neighborhood has been affected by gun violence.Just la
  
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• Trooper injured in wrong-way crash in Morrow County reportedly 'awake and alert'

  04-08-2019 04:19
  
  An Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper who was seriously injured following a wrong-way crash in June is reportedly showing signs of improvement.The Ohio Going Blue Facebook page posted an update on Saturday, saying Trooper Jason Phillips is "awake and alert."The post goes on to say Phillips has a speaking valve and said "Mom" three times. Friday, "he was told by the PT to kick her," so he did and laughed.Around 2:40 a.m. on June 27, Phillips was dispatched on the report of a possibly impaired driv
  
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• What’s known so far on the 21-year-old suspect in the deadly El Paso shooting

  04-08-2019 04:03
  
  EL PASO, Texas (CBS NEWS)-- A suspect was taken into custody in connection with a Saturday shooting that left 20 people dead and 26 others injured in an El Paso shopping complex. A law enforcement source identified the shooting suspect as Patrick Crusius of Allen, Texas.The source told CBS News senior investigative producer Pat Milton the suspect was considered "a troubled youth" and described as a loner. Authorities are treating a document allegedly written by the gunman as evidence.The documen
  
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• Mawae, Bowlen, Brandt, Robinson enter Pro Football Hall of Fame

  04-08-2019 03:50
  
  CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Kevin Mawae never betrayed the lessons he learned when he first began playing football — flag football, no less.His dedication and perseverance as one the NFL's greatest centers landed him in the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday night."I learned to love the preparation, the plays and the puzzle," Mawae said. "I loved putting on my uniform and cleats. I learned to never step on the field without being ready to work."Mawae was an outstanding center for three NF
  
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• Woman killed, 2 others injured in 3-vehicle crash in Athens County

  04-08-2019 02:33
  
  ATHENS COUNTY, Ohio — A woman has died following a three-vehicle crash on Thursday.The Athens post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol says three vehicles were involved in a crash on U.S. 33 near Rainbow Lake Road shortly before 4 p.m.A red Ford Focus drove left of center, struck a Volkswagen Passat and then hit a Ford pickup truck. The Focus overturned, slid off the roadway and hit a guardrail.The Passat was pushed off the right side of the roadway and hit a guardrail. The Ford pickup truck
  
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• Family displaced following fire at Whitehall home

  04-08-2019 02:25
  
  WHITEHALL, Ohio — A family was displaced after a fire at their home in Whitehall, according to dispatchers.The fire started on the deck of the home in the 3000 block of East Mound Street around 6:00 p.m. Saturday.The fire spread to the home but firefighters were able to extinguish the flames.A woman was treated for difficulty breathing but was not taken to a hospital.The Red Cross is helping the family with a place to stay.The cause of the fire is still being investigated.
  
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