2019 Dayton shooting — the full case file

The Dayton gunman killed his own brother, Jordan Cofer, among 9 victims in under 30 seconds. On August 4, 2019, a 24-year-old gunman shot and killed nine people, including his brother, and wounded 17 others near the Ned Peppers Bar in Dayton, Ohio's Oregon Historic District before being fatally shot by responding police officers 32 seconds after he opened fire. On August 4, 2019, Gunman opens fire near the Ned Peppers Bar in Dayton, Ohio's Oregon Historic District, killing nine people and wounding 17 others; he is fatally shot by police 32 seconds after the first shots. On August 5, 2019, Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl states there is no indication of a racial motive based on evidence reviewed to that point. On August 7, 2019, President Donald Trump visits Dayton and El Paso, meeting with hospitalized victims, medical staff, and first responders. On August 15, 2019, Montgomery County Coroner announces the gunman had cocaine, alcohol, and Xanax in his system at the time of the attack. On December 6, 2019, Autopsy report on the gunman is released, detailing 30 direct gunshot wounds from police along with grazing and shrapnel injuries. In 2021, FBI concludes its investigation, finding the gunman acted alone and was not directed by any organization or ideological group. The case is recorded as solved. This case file is kept in memory of its nine victims and the people they loved. The full sourced case file, with every fact cited, is at casepin dot org.

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