Salman Rushdie is among those being honored at the Dayton Literary Peace Prize event in Ohio.

The family of a man who died after being restrained in an Ohio county jail says they've reached a $7 million settlement with the county and are pushing officials there to prevent something like it from happening again.

A scramble is underway in Ohio over a staple of the back-to-school season: rides on the big yellow school bus.

Percival Everett's Pulitzer-winning novel, “James,” is a nominee for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize.

A small town in Tennessee courted national publicity a century ago when it recruited a local teacher to challenge a state law banning the teaching of evolution.

Representatives from NATO-aligned countries are wrapping up a gathering in Ohio to mark the Dayton Peace Accords that ended the Bosnian war 30 years ago.

Representatives of Balkan nations and Americans of both political parties agree on NATO's value in maintaining peace around the world.

Representatives of NATO-aligned nations will gather starting in the Ohio city where an end to the three-year Bosnian war was brokered 30 years ago.

Marcus Foster scored 22 points and Zach Freemantle added 15 while overcoming foul trouble as Xavier rallied past Texas 86-80 in a First Four game at Dayton.

Dola Adebayo and Jedy Cordilla each scored 22 points as Mount St. Mary’s defeated American University 83-72 in an NCAA Tournament matchup of No. 16 seeds at the First Four in Dayton.

RJ Davis scored 26 points and went 6 of 6 from 3-point range to help North Carolina silence some skeptics with a 95-68 victory over San Diego State in their First Four matchup.

Amarr Knox’s layup with a second left lifted Alabama State to its first NCAA Tournament win, 70-68 over Saint Francis (PA) in a matchup of No. 16 seeds at the First Four.

Tennessee became the first state in the country a hundred years ago to ban the teaching of evolution in public school classrooms.

UConn forward Alex Karaban was taken to a hospital with a head injury after the No. 2 Huskies’ 85-67 loss to Dayton in the seventh-place game of the Maui Invitational.

Caleb Love scored 19 points and second-seeded Arizona reached the Sweet 16 for the second time in three seasons, beating No. 7 seed Dayton 78-68 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

DaRon Holmes II and seventh-seeded Dayton staged a huge March Madness rally, closing with a 24-4 run to erase a 17-point deficit and beat 10th-seeded Nevada 63-60 in the West Region.

Tristan da Silva scored 20 points and Colorado won its first NCAA Tournament game in three years, wrapping up the First Four with a sloppy 60-53 win over Boise State.

Joel Scott had 23 points and 11 rebounds as Colorado State won an NCAA Tournament game for the first time in 11 years, blowing out Virginia 67-42 in the First Four.

Wagner kicked off March Madness with the first NCAA Tournament win in program history, getting 21 points from Melvin Council Jr. and holding off a late rally by Howard to win 71-68 in the First Four.

Richmond snapped No. 16 Dayton’s nation-leading 13-game winning streak 69-64 and took sole possession of first place in the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Aaliyah Edwards scored 23 points and Paige Bueckers made her long-awaited return from injury as No. 2 UConn opened its season Wednesday with a 102-58 rout of Dayton.

Geraldine Brooks’ “Horse,” a novel about race and forgotten history, and Robert Samuels’ and Toluse Olorunnipa’s “His Name Is George Floyd: One Man’s Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice” have won awards from the Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation.

Elly De La Cruz turned some heads when he not only homered in his first big league series with the Cincinnati Reds but deposited the pitch nearly 460 feet from home plate.

A federal report says parts of the right wing of a medical transport plane that crashed Feb. 24 in Nevada fell far from the site of the wreckage.

Jamarius Burton made a go-ahead jumper with 10 seconds left and Pitt edged Mississippi State 60-59 in a back-and-forth First Four game that featured 21 lead changes — most in the NCAA Tournament in five years.

Isaac Mushila had 15 points and 12 rebounds as Texas A&M-Corpus Christi held off Southeast Missouri State 75-71 to earn the first NCAA Tournament win in program history.

Jalen DeLoach had 13 points and 10 rebounds, and top-seeded VCU beat second-seeded Dayton 68-56 to win the Atlantic 10 Tournament for the first time in eight years.

While Gov. Ron DeSantis has not announced any plans to run for president, he and former President Donald Trump seem to be on a collision course for the GOP nomination.

Paul Atkinson Jr.’s putback layup with 1.4 seconds left in the second overtime gave Notre Dame an 89-87 win over Rutgers in a wild First Four game.

Bryson Etienne scored 21 points and Texas Southern beat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 76-67 in the First Four of the NCAA Tournament.

We finally have a March featuring NCAA Tournament games with no crowd restrictions at sites across the country.

The March Madness bracket is out.

Authorities who investigated a 2019 mass shooting that left nine dead in Dayton, Ohio, say they found no evidence that the gunman targeted the sister who was among the victims.

Mustapha Amzil hit a running jumper in the lane at the buzzer, and Dayton beat No. 4 Kansas 74-73.

Fall is a fitting name when it comes to seasonal injuries. Federal statistics show falls are more common in autumn.

Ohio’s Wright-Patterson Air Force Base went into lockdown for several hours while security officials investigated reports of a shooter on the campus.

City agencies in Arlington, Texas, have been cut by up to 8%, with officials bracing for more later this year. AdA bipartisan group of mayors notes that aid should be the easy part. A Republican, Williams has joined Democratic Mayor Nan Whaley of Dayton, Ohio, to lead the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ lobbying effort for local aid. State and local lobbies tried again in a second round of COVID-19 aid but were left out altogether. AdMayors attributed the rebuff to McConnell blocking state and local aid as leverage against Democrats who opposed Republicans’ provision to shield businesses' immunity from lawsuits related to COVID-19.

COLUMBIA COUNTY, Fla. – A traffic stop Tuesday in Columbia County led to the capture of a man wanted in connection with a bank robbery Friday in Ohio, authorities said. According to Tipp City, Ohio, police, Crenshaw pulled off the bank robbery by threatening to spray an employee with a bottle of COVID-19. This isn’t the first time Crenshaw has been a suspect in a bank robbery. In 2014, he was wanted by the FBI in connection with a bank robbery in Huber Heights, Ohio. The deputy who transported Crenshaw to the Columbia County jail wrote in the arrest report that Crenshaw mentioned steps that were taken during Friday’s bank robbery.

Gary Zaremba stands for a portrait outside of a house he oversees, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, in Dayton, Ohio. Seven months after the pandemic began, landlords face an even more uncertain future. Zaremba, who owns and and manages 350 apartment units spread out over 100 buildings in Dayton, Ohio, said he has been working with struggling tenants and directs them to social service agencies for additional help. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster)

DAYTON, Ohio – Tom Hanks says graduates of an Ohio university that named a film center after him are “the chosen ones.”The Oscar-winning actor delivered a surprise virtual speech Saturday to the graduates of Wright State University's Department of Theatre, Dance and Motion Pictures. “You are the chosen ones because of a fate unimagined when you began your Wright State adventures,” Hanks said. “You started in the olden times, in a world back before the great pandemic of 2020. Hanks isn’t an alumnus of Wright State but has connections with teachers and alumni of the school in Dayton. He visited the university in 2016 to dedicate a newly renovated motion pictures center named for him.

Toppin is the lone unanimous first-team choice to The Associated Press men's college basketball All-America team, Friday, March 20, 2020. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)The college basketball season came to an emphatic, dramatic end with the cancellation of the NCAA Tournament. He is Dayton's first first-team AP All-American. A preseason AP All-American, the 6-2 guard averaged 21 points per game, 17th nationally, with 4.3 rebounds and 2.9 assists. ___More AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/MarchMadness and https://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25

Here's a look at each of the remaining teams that are either unbeaten or winless. Why They're Unbeaten: The Tigers have picked up where they left off when they made it to last season's Final Four. SAN DIEGO STATERecord: 10-0AP Rank: 25Pomeroy Rank: 32Best Start Since: San Diego State won its first 20 games in 2010-11. Why They're Unbeaten: The Flames won an NCAA Tournament game last season, so this early success should be no surprise. Why They're Winless: They're shooting only 34.5% from the field — and that's when they manage to get any shot off at all.

Copyright 2019 CNN(CNN) - Authorities have seized 20 kilograms of suspected fentanyl in a huge drug bust in Dayton, Ohio. That is enough of the synthetic opioid "to kill the entire population of Ohio, many times over," said Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge Vance Callender. "The quantity of fentanyl in this case amounts to chemical warfare and a weapon of mass destruction," Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said in a statement. Agents also seized 1,500 grams of suspected methamphetamine, 500 grams of suspected heroin, three firearms and over $30,000 during last week's operation. They are facing charges of possession with intent to distribute 400 or more grams of fentanyl and felon in possession of a firearm.

Brad Pitt was in attendance at Kanye West's Sunday Service and it's kind of a head-scratcher. The event was held over the weekend in Watts, California, which you ordinarily wouldn't think of as a stomping ground for ether of the superstars. And there, in the crowd of folks jamming in the parking lot of a church in Watts, was Pitt. Photos on social media show Pitt and West smiling and chatting it up. CNN has reached out to a rep for Pitt for comment.

(CNN) - Two children were killed and nine people were injured after a stolen police cruiser crashed into two parked cars in Dayton, Ohio, Monday night. The cars had been parked outside the Dayton Public Library when they were struck around 7:22 p.m., Dayton Police Lt. Eric Henderson said. According to Henderson, Dayton police originally responded to a call for a stabbing shortly after 7 p.m. The suspect crashed the police cruiser into two vehicles that were carrying 11 people between them, including seven children. Two Riverside officers sustained minor injuries when the suspect struck their vehicle.

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(CNN) - Comedian Dave Chappelle will host a free concert for Dayton, Ohio, on Sunday to honor people killed in this month's mass shooting and to benefit families and survivors. His wife, Kim Kardashian West, tweeted a link to the performance, writing, "In support of the victims and survivors of the Dayton mass shooting." Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley announced the event Wednesday, adding that people unable to attend can donate to the Oregon District Tragedy Fund. No more will be available, the event page said. Chappelle lives with his family in Yellow Springs, Ohio, about 20 miles east of Dayton.

A GoFundMe page has been started to create a memorial mural in the Oregon District of Dayton, Ohio, where nine people were killed a mass shooting.

This weekend, Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America are organizing "recess rallies" to pressure lawmakers to change gun laws in America. Everytown and Moms Demand Action want Congress to pass legislation requiring background checks on all gun sales and a strong gun violence prevention law, also known as a Red Flag law. "There is not a parent left in America that doesn't fear that their child could be next," said Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. While most of the rallies are taking place on Saturday and Sunday, there are a few happening Friday. "In February, the US House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation to require background checks on all gun sales," Everytown said in a statement.

Flowers form a small memorial in front of a bar in the Oregon District following Sunday's mass shooting on Aug. 5, 2019, in Dayton, Ohio. Nine people were killed and another 27 injured. DAYTON, Ohio (CNN) - A coroner says the Dayton gunman had cocaine, alcohol and anti-depressants in his system during the mass shooting that killed nine people, The Associated Press reported Thursday. Montgomery County Coroner Dr. Kent Harshbarger said authorities also found a bag of cocaine on the body of Connor Betts, 24, according to the AP. Armed with a .223-caliber high-capacity rifle, Betts fired 41 shots in less than 30 seconds Aug. 4 in Dayton, killing his sister as well as eight seemingly random bystanders, police said.

However, a recent report from the National Council for Behavioral Health suggests mental illness plays a limited role in mass violence and linking the two adds to the stigma. We all go through these things but we deal with them with coping skills, Wright explained. So these people have something wrong with their mind but its not necessarily that they have a mental illness diagnosis.Wright said most people with diagnosed disorders are not violent. People with depression, schizophrenia, bi-polar or other personality disorders are not apt to go harm people, thats not at all in their description or characterization of those things, Wright said. According to the report, only a small percentage of violent behavior is associated with serious mental illness.

The obituary for Dayton, Ohio, gunman Connor Betts is stirring outrage after it made no mention of the 24-year-old's mass shooting. Betts was shot dead by police after opening fire early Aug. 4 in Dayton's packed entertainment district. But you wouldn't know it by Betts' obituary, which described him as "a funny, articulate and intelligent man with striking blue eyes and a kind smile." The obituary, which was posted on the website for Conner & Koch funeral home in Bellbrook, Ohio, has since been taken down amid fierce backlash. RELATED STORIESOhio Gunman Connor Betts Said He Was 'Going to Hell and Not Coming Back'Body Armor Worn by Ohio Gunman Is Shockingly Easy to PurchaseOhio Gunman Killed 9 People in 30 Seconds Before Police Took Him Down

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(CNN) - A person who provided Dayton shooter Connor Betts the body armor he used during his attack will face federal firearms charges, a law enforcement official with knowledge of the case told CNN on Monday. The suspect also falsified information on federal firearms forms related to two handguns and a pistol version of a rifle, which the person owned, the source said. Those three weapons were not used in the Aug. 4 attack, the source said. The source would not identify the person being charged but characterized the person as Betts' friend. He also expressed interest in committing a mass shooting, Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl said.

Ian Gavan/Getty Images(CNN) - John Legend made a surprise visit to Dayton, Ohio, Sunday, a week after a shooting there left nine people dead and at least 31 others injured. Before the concert, Legend met with Mayor Nan Whaley and employees of Heart Mercantile. People who work in the Oregon District told CNN that the visit was therapeutic following an emotional week. Andy Rowe, assistant general manager at Blind Bob's, the venue where Legend performed, told CNN that the entire district appreciated the singer's visit. "It felt like the first positive beautiful moment we've felt all week," Alison Bohman told CNN by text.

Lady Gaga's "heart goes out" to the people living in El Paso, Dayton and Gilroy, where recent mass shootings claimed more than 30 lives. That comes out to more than 160 classrooms: 14 in Dayton, 23 in Gilroy and 125 in El Paso. A shooter then gunned down 22 people at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, on Aug. 3. Dont turn away," she wrote. RELATED STORIESEl Paso Walmart Manager 'Just Wanted to Save as Many People' During ShootingHow These Golden Retrievers Are Giving Comfort to Those Affected in El Paso ShootingWhat to Do if You Are Caught in a Store Shooting

Flowers form a small memorial in front of a bar in the Oregon District following Sunday's mass shooting on Aug. 5, 2019, in Dayton, Ohio. DAYTON, Ohio (CNN) - The victims of the mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, started being laid to rest on Saturday, nearly a week after they were killed while enjoying a night out. Services for Lois Oglesby and Thomas McNichols were slated for Monday, CNN affiliate WHIO reported. Some in the audience didn't even know Fudge, WHIO reported, but came to support his family. The station reported there was a steady stream of family and friends who attended his visitation on Thursday and Friday.

Lady Gaga arrives at the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on Jan. 27, 2019, in Los Angeles. (CNN) - Lady Gaga has been promoting messages of love and unity for a long time. The singer announced Friday that she will fully fund classroom project needs in Dayton, Ohio; El Paso, Texas; and Gilroy, California, after mass shootings in the cities in the past two weeks. Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, will be working with her Born This Way Foundation and partnering with DonorsChoose.org to fund 14 classroom projects in Dayton, 23 in Gilroy and 125 in El Paso. "We cannot turn away from ourselves.

Firefighters clean the sidewalk and street in the Oregon District following a mass shooting on Aug. 04, 2019, in Dayton, Ohio. At 1:06 a.m. on Sunday, 911 calls came in about a shooter opening fire on a popular, downtown neighborhood in Dayton, Ohio. We're going to need multiple medics," said the call from first responders. Dayton Fire Department regularly deals with medical emergencies, car accidents and, of course, fires, District Chief Adam Landis said. In such a shocking scene, Landis said the men and women had to fall back on their training to get the job done.

EL PASO, Texas - As many try to process yet another mass shooting in the US, organizations across the country are stepping up to help the victims of the mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas. NFL Foundation and the Texans donate $100kThe Houston Texans is teaming up with the NFL Foundation, the league's nonprofit, to donate $100,000 to the El Paso victims' fund -- El Paso Community Foundation. "In the wake of Saturday's tragic events in El Paso, Texas, the Houston Texans foundation and the NFL Foundation will donate $100,000 to the El Paso Victims' Fund -- El Paso Community Foundation to help those impacted," The Texans said in a statement on Wednesday. The Fund is working with the County of El Paso and the City of El Paso to aid affected families." Bengals and the NFL Foundation donate $75kThe Cincinnati Bengals and the NFL Foundation are donating $75,000 to the Dayton Oregon District Tragedy Fund.

There are 253 US cities listed on Time magazine's latest cover, each one has experienced a mass shooting this year. Those are just a handful of the 253 US cities listed on Time magazine's latest cover, which hits newsstands on Friday. What all of those cities have in common: Each experienced a mass shooting this year. "At a certain point, I started stepping back and thinking about the actual cities that I'm writing," Mavroudis said. "If you start looking a little closer at the details, you realize that every single one of these names represents actual incidents," Mavroudis said.

Someone is leaving colorful, encouraging notes in Dayton's popular nightclub district, not far from the memorial that has sprung up for the victims of Sunday's mass shooting. (CNN) - Someone is leaving colorful, encouraging notes in Dayton's popular nightclub district, not far from the memorial that has sprung up for the victims of Sunday's mass shooting. They are handwritten on Post-it notes that have been stuck to windows and storefronts and many are signed with the message "we rise by lifting others every day." There are also notes thanking first responders and honoring the nine people who were killed in the attack. Some of the writings say:"In a world filled with doubts, bring hope""The best view comes after the hardest climb.

Columbine High School shooting survivor Samuel Granillo said not much is different today than it was 20 years ago. Searching for solutionsThe conversation ranged between obstacles to alleviating gun violence and solutions in light of two recent events. Eric Gonzalez, the Brooklyn district attorney whose brother was killed in gun violence in 1996, said he believes the NRA is to blame for not having "reasonable" gun control laws. He also disputed claims that video games or mental illness are the root causes of gun violence. He pointed to countries like Japan, which have violent video games but low levels of gun violence.

Camryn Crowder, 24, acted as a human shield to his girlfriend, Brittany Dungey, as the shots from gunman Connor Betts rang out. Betts was killed by police less than a minute after he first opened fire, but in that time, he killed nine people and injured many more. I had to ask him, Are we hit am I shot?When I covered her up I was certain a bullet was going to hit one of us. He's the best boyfriend in the world. I never thought he would kill anyone.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Investigators are digging into the social media footprints of the men suspected of carrying out mass shootings over the weekend in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas. In response, President Trump said more can be done to track social media. "So theres a lot more restraint in law enforcement for someone who just has a mild displeasure." Hamer said pains must be taken to avoid potentially ruining someone's life, but noted that there's another reason additional regulation of social media would not work. Dr. Alan Rosenblatt, professor of social media at American University, said combing through social media isn't the answer to crime, though there could be more accessible ways to report hate speech.

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(CNN) - Security camera footage obtained exclusively by CNN shows Connor Betts' movements on the night of the Dayton gunman's mass shooting. Connor Betts, 24, does not stand out; he is dressed like others at the bar in T-shirt, shorts and sneakers. The footage shows Connor Betts walking in first, being carded and getting a wristband, then waiting for the two others to enter. Dayton police said Monday that they have talked to the friend and said there is no information to suggest he or Betts' sister were aware that Connor Betts had weapons. Employees of the bar say they saw Betts at the bar earlier the night of the shooting, as well as on Friday night.

After a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, was the site of a mass shooting that claimed 22 lives, questions are being raised about why crime can be so rampant at the retail giant in some places. What the store's owner told Inside Edition. In Dayton, a trauma team that mobilized to treat victims of that shooting, which killed nine, described the injuries sustained from the .223-caliber high-capacity rifle used by the gunman to Inside Edition. For more Inside Edition stories, tune in to today's show. RELATED STORIESEl Paso Man Threw Bottles at Walmart Gunman to Distract HimKing Tutankhamun's Sarcophagus Leaves His Tomb for the 1st TimeToni Morrison, Author of 'Beloved,' Dies at 88

Doctors and nurses at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio, rushed into action early Sunday morning as shooting victims poured in. "It was pretty surreal to see some the first casualties coming in," one member of the trauma team told Inside Edition. Police "did an amazing job," another team member added, acting so quickly to bring the injured for treatment. a third team member said. "The care that they provided in such a short time was limb-saving and lifesaving," added a fourth team member.

Women who knew Dayton shooter Connor Betts are saying that his classmates were scared of him. Aubrey Williams and Laura Wakely attended the same high school as 24-year-old Betts, who killed nine people in just 30 seconds in Dayton, Ohio, early Sunday before being gunned down by police. '"He got joy out of making people scared," Williams told Inside Edition. Williams and Betts were in the school band together. Hardest for her to fathom is the fact that Betts killed his own little sister, Megan.

Flowers form a small memorial in front of a bar in the Oregon District following Sunday's mass shooting on Aug. 5, 2019, in Dayton, Ohio. (CNN) - Organizers have canceled a Dayton, Ohio, gun show that was set to take place this weekend just a few miles from the scene of Sunday's mass shooting. C&E Gun Shows Inc. announced the cancellation on its website and Facebook page and offered its condolences to the community. New Zealand's largest gun show was canceled in March after a gunman killed 51 people at two Christchurch mosques. Gun shows were also canceled in Las Vegas after the 2017 shooting at the Route 91 music festival.

"Shots fired. Shots fired. During the mass shooting in Dayton, officers killed the shooter in 30 seconds, likely preventing more deaths. Smith said the Jacksonville Beach Police Department response would be just as quick, given the several dozen uniform and undercover officers who are strategically positioned. Surveillance cameras were recently installed monitoring the entrances and exits to some bars in Jacksonville Beach.

Andre, 23, and Jordan, 24, died shielding their infant son, Paul, from the bullets spraying the unsuspecting crowd. FacebookDavid Johnson, 63, also died shielding his family from the gunfire, his family said. A lifelong resident of El Paso, Arthur had worked as a bus driver for Sun Metro, the citys public transit system. Uniformed officers on patrol in the area responded the shooting and shot and killed Betts within one minute, authorities said. Life had been going according to plan for Turner when it was tragically cut short, his loved ones told People.

Two shootings in less than 24 hours have left 31 dead and America in mourning. In Dayton, Ohio, gunman Connor Betts, 24, killed nine people in just 30 seconds before cops fatally shot him. But Betts' fantasies of murder date as far back as high school, when he scrawled a hit list on a bathroom wall. In El Paso, Texas, suspect Patrick Crusius allegedly posted a manifesto on the message board 8chan before killing at least 22 people. RELATED STORIESMother Reportedly Died Shielding Her Baby in El Paso ShootingMan Says He Carried Lost Children to Safety in El Paso ShootingThese 2 People Survived the Garlic Festival and Las Vegas

More details are emerging about the 24-year-old Connor Betts, who carried out the massacre in Dayton, Ohio, killing nine, including his sister. Classmates said Betts, who was killed by police, fantasized about killing people as far back as high school. Connor threatened to seriously hurt women who rejected him myself included," one person wrote on social media. He threatened to kill women and attack the school, wrote another. RELATED STORIESOhio Gunman Killed 9 People in 30 Seconds Before Police Took Him DownColumbine-Obsessed Teen Compared Herself to Pot of Boiling WaterDebunking the Myths Around Columbine High School Shooting

Shockingly, body armor like that is readily available to anyone online, where bulletproof vests can go for $185, ear protection is as low as $20 and a mask can be purchased for just $10. Despite wearing all that body armor, Dayton cops swiftly brought Betts down in under 30 seconds. Body armor has been used before in other massacres, as well, like the movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado, in 2012 that left 12 people dead. Now, some are asking why individuals outside law enforcement should be allowed to own body armor. "Buying body armor is no different than buying a fire extinguisher.

Two cities overwhelmed with grief are doing their best to cope following the tragic events in Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas. At a vigil Sunday in Dayton, the crowd began to sing Amazing Grace as they mourned the nine lost in the senseless tragedy. In El Paso, thousands lit up their cellphones to honor the 22 lives lost in Saturday's massacre at Walmart. So many cars remained abandoned Monday in the El Paso Walmart parking lot, left behind by victims and other shoppers fleeing for their lives. RELATED STORIESOhio Gunman Killed 9 People in 30 Seconds Before Police Took Him DownMother Reportedly Died Shielding Her Baby in El Paso ShootingTwo Mass Shootings in Less Than 24 Hours Leave at Least 29 Dead in Texas and Ohio

Nine people are dead and dozens injured after a mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio. A shooting in El Paso, Texas, killed 22 people.

It took just 30 seconds for authorities to stop a gunman who opened fire inside a Dayton, Ohio, bar over the weekend, but nine people were killed in that time and dozens more injured. The shooter was able to kill nine people and injure 26 in less than a minute," Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley said. "And if we did not have police in the Oregon District and the thousands of people in the Oregon District enjoying their Saturday evening, what we could have had in this city." Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl said the loss of life would have been catastrophic had the gunman made it through door of the bar. RELATED STORIESMother Reportedly Died Shielding Her Baby in El Paso ShootingTeen Killed in Garlic Festival Shooting After She Stayed to Help Relative Who Uses Cane6-Year-Old Boy Among 3 Killed in Shooting at California Food Festival

(CNN) - Surveillance video shows the chaos unfold in Dayton, Ohio, as a shooter targets people out on a Saturday night in the Oregon District. Within seconds, the shooter is brought to his knees by police right before he's able to enter a nightclub that is full of people fleeing from his rampage. Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl says his officers heard the gunshots, saw people fleeing and immediately ran toward danger. Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley emphasized that the death toll was the result of only a few seconds of shooting. "The threat was neutralized at approximately 30 seconds of the suspect firing his first shot," Biehl said.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Recent mass shootings have shocked many across the nation, especially with the latest tragedies in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas. News4Jax crime and safety expert Ken Jefferson said while many police departments are increasing patrols, there isnt a lot you can do beyond that. However, active shooter training has become a reality for many police agencies, schools and private businesses. "There has been a lot of training going on both for law enforcement, as well as citizens with regards to (an) active shooter. "We dont know who is watching this massacre and thinking in their mind, 'Im going to do the same thing, but I am going to do it bigger, Im going to do it better, its going to be far worse than the previous.'

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Shoes, hats and other articles of clothing are piled together outside of Ned Peppers bar in Dayton on August 4. (John Minchillo/AP)(CNN) - The nine people killed in a mass shooting in a popular neighborhood in Dayton, Ohio, early Sunday include the shooter's sister, Assistant Chief of Police Matt Carper said. "All the victims are from our own backyard, too, so this is just an immense tragedy," Ohio Gov. "No matter where the victims are from, they're victims. Carper said police were still trying to understand the motivation of the shooter and whether the victims were targeted.

Pixabay(CNN) - In May, tornadoes tore through the Dayton, Ohio, area. Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley said the city has "gone through a really tough year," with the tornadoes and Sunday's mass shooting. As many as 14 tornadoes struck Dayton in late May, she said. The .223 caliber is used in rifles like the AR-15, an assault rifle used in previous mass shootings. "I continue to be amazed about the grit and resiliency of this community, the challenge that it has taken on just in the past few months," Whaley said.

(CNN) - The nine victims killed during a mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio have been identified, and one of those victims is the suspect's sister. Lois Oglesby, 27Megan Betts, 22 (suspect's sister)Sayid Saleh, 28Derek Fudge, 57Logan Turner, 30Nicholas Cummer, 25Thomas Nichols, 25Beatrice Warren Curtis, 26Monica Brickhouse, 29The gunman in Sunday's mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, has been identified as Connor Betts, 24, according to local and federal law enforcement sources. [Previous story, published at 11:41 am ET]Nine people were killed and at least 27 injured Sunday in a shooting in a popular nightclub district of downtown Dayton, Ohio, police say. The Dayton shooting took place about 1 a.m. on East Fifth Street in the city's Oregon District, Dayton Deputy Director and Assistant Chief of Police Lt. Col. Matt Carper said early Sunday morning. #EnoughIsEnough #EndGunViolence"President Donald Trump tweeted, "The FBI, local and state law enforcement are working together in El Paso and in Dayton, Ohio.

(CNN) - The gunman in Sunday's mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, has been identified as Connor Betts, 24, according to local and federal law enforcement sources. [Previous story, published at 11:41 am ET]Nine people were killed and at least 27 injured Sunday in a shooting in a popular nightclub district of downtown Dayton, Ohio, police say. The Dayton shooting took place about 1 a.m. on East Fifth Street in the city's Oregon District, Dayton Deputy Director and Assistant Chief of Police Lt. Col. Matt Carper said early Sunday morning. "The question has to be raised, why does Dayton have to be the 250th mass shooting this year?" #EnoughIsEnough #EndGunViolence"President Donald Trump tweeted, "The FBI, local and state law enforcement are working together in El Paso and in Dayton, Ohio.

Hollywood is speaking out following the mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio. The shooting marked the second in less than 24 hours, after 20 lives were claimed in El Paso, Texas. The Dayton, Ohio, shooter was shot to death by responding officers. @Everytown Reese Witherspoon (@ReeseW) August 4, 2019Legend, meanwhile, tweeted: "My heart aches for El Paso and Dayton. The FBI, local and state law enforcement are working together in El Paso and in Dayton, Ohio.

Nine have been killed and 16 others injured in a Dayton, Ohio shooting. (CNN) - When a gunman opened fire on revelers enjoying a night out in Dayton, Ohio, early Sunday, he killed nine people in less than a minute. If we did not have police in the Oregon District and the thousands of people in the Oregon District enjoying their Saturday evening, what we could have had in this city," Mayor Nan Whaley said. President Donald Trump weighed in Sunday on the shooting in Dayton as well as a shooting in El Paso that occurred 13 hours earlier. God bless the people of Dayton, Ohio," he wrote in a tweet.

At least 29 people are dead after two mass shootings wreaked havoc across Texas and Ohio in less than 24 hours, the two gunmen storming popular local spots and opening fire with their rifles. After news spread of the attack in El Paso, Texas, Saturday morning, the country turned its attention to Dayton, Ohio, where police said at least nine people were killed when a person shot them in a busy historic district. Less than a day earlier on Sunday morning, a 21-year-old man left at least 20 dead at an El Paso shopping complex, police said. The area included a shopping mall and a Walmart, where families were doing their back-to-school shopping. RELATED STORIESMan Says He Carried Lost Children to Safety in El Paso ShootingThese 2 People Survived the Garlic Festival and Las VegasHow to Survive a Shooting at an Outdoor Event

Nine people in Ohio were killed in the second mass shooting in the U.S. in less than 24 hours, and the suspected shooter is also deceased, authorities said. Lt. Col. Matt Carper said at a press conference that the suspect was shot to death by responding officers. Law enforcement sources told CBS News the shooter was identified as 24-year-old Connor Betts, of Bellbrook, Ohio. Miami Valley Hospital spokeswoman Terrea Little said the hospital had received 16 victims, but she couldn't confirm their conditions. ET)RELATED CONTENT:Lili Reinhart, Aaron Paul and More Stars Send Love to El Paso After Deadly ShootingTeresa Giudice 'Truly Heartbroken' Over Garlic Festival Shooting One Day After AttendingPharrell Williams, Pusha T and More Stars Send Love to Virginia Beach After Deadly Shooting