At least nine people were killed and 27 others were injured when a gunman opened fire in a popular nightlife district in Dayton, Ohio, early Sunday. The suspect, who was also killed, has been identified as 24-year-old Connor Betts, of Bellbrook, Ohio.
During a press conference Sunday, authorities released a full list of those killed in the shooting. They include Betts’ sister, 22-year-old Megan Betts. She was the youngest person killed.
Megan Betts
A manager at Megan’s former place of work said she never discussed her brother but seemed close with her mother. Daniel Cottrell, manager of the Smokejumper Visitor Center in Missoula, Montana, told The Washington Post that Megan worked there this summer as a tour guide.
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Cottrell said Megan worked there as an intern through a program run by the Student Conservation Association. He described her as a “very positive person,” who was competent and well-liked by her peers. He said she also loved exploring new places, including the “local culture.”
Thomas McNichols
The aunt of one of the nine people killed in a mass shooting in Dayton said her nephew known as T.J. was a “gentle giant.” Donna Johnson told The Dayton Daily News that Thomas McNichols was tall, well-loved and “like a big kid.”
She said McNichols used to take family members to the movies when big films hit theaters.
McNichols, a 25-year-old father of four, was living with Johnson in Dayton.
Nicholas Cumer
The president of a university in Pennsylvania said one of its students was among those killed. A release from Father Malachi Van Tassell said Nicholas Cumer was a graduate student in the master of cancer care program at Saint Francis University.
Van Tassell said Cumer had been in Dayton as part of an internship program. He described Cumer as dedicated to caring for others. He said Cumer was among the students recognized for completing more than 100 hours of service. He also said Cumer was a graduate assistant with the university marching band.
He said a Mass in Cumer’s memory will be arranged on campus this week.
Lois Oglesby
One of the victims of the Ohio shooting was a mother of two who had a newborn daughter, a relative said. Derasha Merrett told The Dayton Daily News that she was a cousin and friend to 27-year-old Lois Oglesby.
Merrett says she was up feeding her own newborn early Sunday morning when she learned Oglesby died in the shooting at a popular nightlife area in Dayton. She remembered Oglesby as a “wonderful mother, a wonderful person.”
Merrett says her cousin was in nursing school and looking forward to a career that would make the most of her love for children.
Other victims identified
Authorities identified the remaining five victims as 39-year-old Monica Brickhouse; 57-year-old Derrick Fudge; 38-year-old Saeed Salah; 30-year-old Logan Turner; 36-year-old Beatrice Warren-Curtis.
What we know about the suspect
The shooter is a 24-year-old man who went to high school and college in the area and worked at an eatery. Connor Betts’ college and the restaurant where he worked say they’re providing law enforcement with any relevant information they have.
Sinclair Community College said Betts attended there and studied psychology but wasn’t enrolled this summer.
Chipotle confirmed he worked at one of its restaurants but released no other details.
Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local Schools also confirmed Betts graduated in 2013 but didn’t immediately release information about his records.
