At least nine people have been killed and 16 wounded in a mass shooting in Dayton, in the US state of Ohio, according to police.
The incident in the early hours of Sunday came just hours after a mass shooting in El Paso, Texas.
Authorities responded quickly to the shooting, first reported at 1 a.m., and said police are regularly present in the crowded district popular with tourists and locals.
Police confirmed they killed the gunman at the scene within a minute of him opening fire.
Police said that the suspected gunman’s 22-year-old sister is among those where were shot to death.
The name of the shooter is Connor Betts.
They say his 22-year-old sister, Megan, was the youngest of the deceased victims, who were all killed in the same area. The others were adults ranging in age from 25 to 57.
President Trump decided to take to Twitter and respond to the latest shootings this morning.
The FBI, local and state law enforcement are working together in El Paso and in Dayton, Ohio. Information is rapidly being accumulated in Dayton. Much has already be learned in El Paso. Law enforcement was
God bless the people of El Paso Texas. God bless the people of Dayton, Ohio. Trump said in another tweet.
