At least nine people have been killed and 16 people injured after a shooting early Sunday in Dayton, Ohio, police said.
The shooter, who is believed to have acted alone, is dead.
Lieutenant Colonel Matt Carper told reporters the shooting took place at around 1:00 a.m. ET.
Carper said 16 victims have been hospitalized in unknown condition.
A spokesperson for the local Miami Valley Hospital, Terrea Little, confirmed to NBC News that the hospital was treating 16 victims.
Little was unable to confirm the extent of any injuries or the victims' ages and genders at this time.
No police officers were injured.
Dayton Police tweeted asking people to avoid the area. "This is a large scene and investigation," they said in a later tweet.
The shooting in Dayton comes just hours after 20 people were killed and 26 more injured in El Paso, Texas, when a gunman opened fired in a Walmart and around a nearby shopping mall on Saturday.
Reports from local media and eyewitness accounts to NBC News suggest the shooting took place at or near Ned Peppers bar, in the heart of the district.
"All of our staff is safe and our hearts go out to everyone involved as we gather information," the bar said in a post on Instagram.
Taylor Mayberry, who said she was inside Ned Peppers when the incident took place, told NBC News she hid in the bar's bathroom as “tons of gunshots” were going off.
“I just heard a few gunshots and then saw everyone jumping to the ground,” she said. “I've never experienced anything like that, so I dove to the ground and started running to the bathroom. I saw people trying to move toward the exit.”
She said she was one of the last people to be let into the bathroom, where ten other people were taking shelter.
“We were holding the door shut and waiting until the gunshots stopped,” Mayberry said. “People were banging on the doors throughout. We weren’t sure if they were…you know…we weren’t sure if it was people getting in to shoot us or to get safe.”
This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/police-investigate-active-shooter-incident-dayton-ohio-n1039046
2019-08-04 08:37:00Z
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