What happened in Dayton?
Footage posted on social media showed people running as dozens of gunshots echoed through the streets. It is thought the shooting took place outside Ned Peppers Bar on E 5th Street. A note saying staff members were safe appeared on Ned Peppers Instagram pageand on the nearby Hole in the Wall bar's Facebook page. Jae Williams told the BBC he was at a nearby rap performance when they were told to evacuate. Bodies of the victims being removed from at the scene of a mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio "I was very shocked," he said. "We all evacuated quickly and safely. We were told to avoid the Oregon district." "I got to my car, I could see cops, multiple ambulances. When I drove past I saw a lot of cops and ambulances." Emergency services gathered at the corner of E 5th Street and Wayne Avenue in the wake of the shooting. FBI agents are also at the scene to help in the investigation.What's been the reaction?
Mayor Nan Whaley said she was "heartbroken" after the shooting, and thanked first responders. The Dayton mass shooting came within hours of the incident in the border city of El Paso. Twenty were killed there and 26 others injured. It also took place less than a week after three people were killed and 15 injured at a food festival in California.DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
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