DAYTON, Ohio - A gunman in body armor opened fire early Sunday in a popular entertainment district in Dayton, Ohio, killing nine people, including his sister, and wounded dozens of others before he was quickly slain by police, city officials said.
His 22-year-old sister Megan, the youngest of the dead, were all killed in the same area, police said.
Had police not responded so quickly, "hundreds of people in the Oregon District could be dead today," she said.
The Ohio shooting came hours after a young man opened fire in a crowded El Paso, Texas, shopping area, leaving 20 dead and more than two dozen injured.
Whaley said the Oregon District is expected to reopen Sunday afternoon, and a vigil is planned Sunday evening.