In the Midwest, the unofficial start to summer with barbecues seems a little far-fetched as people are still shoveling and having to clear snow off their grills before they even think about using them.
President Donald Trump on Monday awarded commendations to first responders and civilians involved in last month’s back-to-back deadly mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. The award ceremony comes as lawmakers return to Washington after an August recess book-ended by the massacres and pressure mounts on the President to plot a course on gun control […]
The man who opened fire on a crowded bar district in Dayton, Ohio, had drugs in his system, the county coroner said. Cocaine, Xanax and alcohol were found in Connor Betts’ blood during the autopsy, Montgomery County Coroner Kent Harshbarger said at a press conference Thursday. Armed with a .223-caliber high-capacity rifle, Betts opened fire on August […]
A friend of Connor Betts accused of providing the Dayton, Ohio, shooter with the body armor and a 100-round double drum magazine used during his attack is facing federal firearms charges. Hours after the August 4 attack, agents with the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco and Explosives visited the home of Ethan Kollie in […]
Former President Bill Clinton implored lawmakers to take swift action on legislation banning so-called assault weapons in an op-ed published in Time on Thursday, writing that Americans “have talked, tweeted and delayed long enough.” Clinton’s appeal for gun control comes after mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, killed more than 30 people this past weekend, and as […]
Nan Whaley, the mayor of tragedy-stricken Dayton, Ohio, expressed shock on Thursday morning after President Donald Trump lashed out against her and Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown on Wednesday in response to a press conference they held following his Dayton hospital visit. “He was well received by victims and first responders,” Whaley told CNN’s John Berman in an interview […]
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In this grief-stricken Ohio city, a gunman ripped apart nine families in less than a minute. Now relatives are grappling with both anguish and confusion as to why their loved ones were killed. “It’s just a tragedy for no reason,” said Donna Johnson, who lost her nephew Thomas Nichols in the massacre Sunday morning. Nine […]
