Second US massacre in less than 24 hours: A gunman murdered nine people in Ohio

Nine people died in Dayton, Ohio during the second shootings in the United States in less than 24 hours. The attacker was killed, police said.

The attack began in the Oregon district around one in the morning when the shooter opened fire in the street "with a long rifle". The agents of the region managed to "quickly put an end to the situation".

Local police lieutenant-colonel, Matt Carper, said the Oregon District was "a very safe neighborhood in downtown Dayton", very popular and visited. "Fortunately we had many agents nearby when the violence began, the violence lasted for a short time, "he said.

The hospital in the Miami Valley received 16 injuries, according to spokeswoman Terrea Little, who could not confirm the seriousness of each case. Health network spokeswoman Kettering said that several victims of a shootout had reached the organization's medical centers, but did not have any details on the total number.

The Oregon District is a historic district located near downtown Dayton and offers many recreational opportunities, such as bars, restaurants and theaters. The police have not yet specified where the shooting was. The FBI is collaborating with the investigation and is trying to elucidate the reason for the shooting.

The mbadacre in Ohio took place just hours after a young man fired on the crowd in a commercial district of El Paso, Texas, killing 20 people and injuring more than two dozen people . A few days earlier, on July 28, a 19-year-old man killed three people, including two children, at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in northern California.

The shooting in El Paso was the 21st mbad murder committed in the United States in 2019, according to the AP / USATODAY / Northeastern University database, which documents crimes with four or more deaths, without the aggressor, in a little space of time. That makes crime in Ohio the 22nd case this year.