Nine people were killed in a mass shooting incident at Dayton, Ohio police said on Sunday. "The shooter is deceased. There are nine others also deceased. At least 16 others went to area hospitals with injuries," the police department said on Twitter. Further details are awaited. BBC reported that the first shots were heard outside a bar in the Oregon District, with dozens of gunshots ringing out.
The incident comes mere hours after a gunman opened fire at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, reportedly killing at least 20 people and injuring nearly 30.
The mass shooting at El Paso comes barely a week after a teenager armed with an assault rifle opened fire at a California food festival in Gilroy.
According to Reuters, shoppers at Walmart were buying back-to-school supplies when the gunman opened fire. The suspect was officially identified as a 21-year-old white male from Allen, Texas. Authorities said the suspect surrendered at the scene and was taken into custody without incident.
Media reports named the suspect as Patrick Crusius.
Footage taken on camera phones showed bodies on the ground at Walmart's parking lot and terrified shoppers running out of the store as gunfire echoed.
-Inputs from PTI