Ohio shooting: Sister of gunman among Dayton dead

Megan and her brother Connor pictured together in May 2017.

The sister of the gunman is among nine people killed in the attack in Dayton, Ohio, police said on Sunday.

Megan Betts, 22, was confirmed as being among the dead at a news conference along with her boyfriend. There are conflicting reports that their bodies were found in a car and that they were found outside with other victims.

At least 26 people were injured in the shooting, the second in the US within 24 hours. At least 20 others were killed in El Paso, Texas, hours before.

Police confirmed they killed the Dayton gunman at the scene within a minute of him opening fire.

Officials said they were still investigating possible motives, but said all the deceased were killed in the same area.

“It’s hard to imagine that there was much discrimination in the shooting… it happened in a very short period of time.”

Police searched Betts’ home, where he reportedly lived with his sister. Authorities did not offer a motive for the shooting.

Initial reports by The Dayton Daily News indicate that Betts did not have a criminal record except for minor traffic violations. An initial sweep of his known social media profiles show no obvious link to any extremist ideology. Betts’ Facebook profile had been taken offline Sunday morning. The background check did also not show that Betts had a concealed weapon license.