In the aftermath of the El Paso shooting that claimed 20, a white male gunman opened fire in a popular nightclub district in Dayton, Ohio. 

The suspected gunman 24-year-old Connor Betts of Bellbrook, Ohio, was killed by Dayton Police. Betts killed nine people early Sunday morning, six of whom were Black, as reported by the New York Times.

The victims were identified by the police as, Lois L. Oglesby, 27, a Black female; Saeed Saleh, 38, a Black male; Derrick R. Fudge, 57, a Black male; Thomas J. McNichols, 25, a Black male; Beatrice N. Warren-Curtis, 36, a Black female; Monica E. Brickhouse, 39, a Black female; Logan Turner, 30, a white male; Nicholas P. Cumer, 25, a white male; and Betts' own sister, Megan K. Betts, 22, a white female.

About 26 people in the historic Oregon district were injured in the chaos. The suspect was wearing body armor and carried extra magazines, authorities report.

The Cincinnati Enquirer reports Mayor Nan Whaley has been in touch with other mayors around the nation dealing with rampant gun violence. Sunday's mass shooting is the 250th mass shooting thus far this year. "It is a terrible day for Dayton but I am so grateful for Dayton police's fast action," she said.

Authorities are shocked a shooting took place in what they describe as a safe part of the city. Betts fired near two pubs — Blind Bob's and Ned Peppers — before a civilian grabbed the barrel of the gun. The gunman proceeded to take out a handgun but was quickly subdued by police arriving on the scene. 

"Dayton is a very safe area, downtown Dayton is a very safe area," Lt. Col. Matt Carper of the Dayton Police Department had said earlier. "This is extremely unusual obviously for any community, let alone Dayton. And in our Oregon District, this is unheard of and very sad. It's a very tragic evening."

Within the last week, another mass shooting was attributed to a white supremacist. Santino William Legan, the suspected Gilroy, California, Garlic Festival gunman who killed three people and wounded at least 19, took his own life after the shooting.

Legan was reportedly inspired by white supremacist book, Might is Right. The infamous 1890 novel was banned in several nations for advocating for genocide and social Darwinism. The Los Angeles Times reports a Santa Clara County medical examiner confirmed the gunman suffered an “intra-oral” gunshot wound. 

Assistant Chief of Police Matt Carper told media the Dayton gunman's motivations are not yet known. Investigators are still looking into whether or not the victims — including his sister — were intentionally targeted.

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