Posted on 08/06/2019 2:51:34 PM PDT by Magnatron
The shooter who killed nine people in Dayton, Ohio, had expressed a desire to commit a mass shooting and showed an interest in violent ideology, investigators said Tuesday as the FBI announced it is opening an investigation.
Federal investigators will try to determine what ideologies influenced 24-year-old Connor Betts, who might have helped him or knew in advance of his plan, and why he chose the specific target of Daytons Oregon entertainment district for the shooting early Sunday, said Special Agent Todd Wickerham, the head of the FBIs Cincinnati field office.
Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl said Betts had violent ideations that include mass shootings and had expressed a desire to commit a mass shooting.
Wickerham didnt say whether the FBI is looking at if the case could be treated as domestic terrorism, as the agency has done in the El Paso, Texas, mass shooting earlier in the weekend. He said Betts hadnt been on the FBIs radar. He declined to discuss what specific ideologies might be linked to Betts actions but said there was no evidence so far that they were racially motivated.
Meanwhile, public conversation around the shooting shifted Tuesday toward how to address people with mental health issues who might pose a threat of violence, as a woman who briefly dated the gunman recounted their bonding over struggles with mental illness and the governor called for more mental health support along with gun safety measures.
Investigators havent publicly offered a motive for why Betts, wearing a mask and body armor, opened fire with an AR-15 style gun outside a strip of nightclubs in Dayton early Sunday, killing his sister and eight others before officers fatally shot him less than 30 seconds into his rampage.
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More navel gazing.
<tinfoil hat on< Were the six cops right on the scene because they knew Betts was an immediate threat? <tinfoil hat off<
I think it was more like they heard him billing his sister and her boyfriend.
I just read whats posted. The AK47 clones are being made in America and the sks is very similar. If they cant post what the weapon was then they dont know the difference. I do.
Sorry, I thought you were responding to what the article said.
I don’t see where the poster you responded to said anything about ARs or AKs.
My point was, they have a Wikipedia sight talking about AR15 (Style) weapons and continuously knock the AR15. The MSM equates semi-auto with ARs. That can be anything from a Ruger 10/22 with extended clip to a M1 A. The target is semi-autos period. Call it what it was in the event or dont call it anything is where Im at.
I understood your point. I just don’t see anything in the article or on this thread that triggered your rant about it.
No, because it was last call at the bars. Best time to nab people for dui.
Sorry. All these stories have a slant. It grates on me sometimes. The idiot did the killing, a pump shotgun would work as well. He was a nutcase, too bad for the folks he shot. Turn the nuts loose and watch the wheels fall off the wagon.
Sorry, I just didn’t see that slant. I thought you were decrying a mistaken ID of an AK for an AR. The story was about Betts. Betts used an AR. The story mentions an AR. I don’t know where the mistake was.
The post mentioned AR Style. Wikipedia has a page devoted to all they think fit that description.
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