Dayton Mass Shooter Is Identified: 'He Was Planning This ... For a While,' Says Source

The man who killed nine people early Sunday morningin a mass shooting on the streets of a popular nightlife area of Dayton, Ohio, has been identified. The source says investigators have found writing about Betts, and that he “wrote about killing people.” “We believe he was planning this or something like this for a while,” the source says. His motive remains a mystery. According to the source, his writings showed “no political themes, no racial themes.

Dayton Pep Band Learns FDU Fight Song in Minutes to Cheer Them on During Shocking March Madness Upset

Photo: Tyler Schank/NCAA A small college in New Jersey shocked the nation — and maybe even itself — when its basketball players knocked out the number 1 team in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Fairleigh Dickinson University, a 16-seed team based in Madison, New Jersey, beat 1-seed Purdue University 63-58 on Friday night. The surprising upsetmarked the first timein five years, and the second time ever, that a No.

Dayton Shooter's Sister Megan Betts, 22, Was One of Massacre's First Victims

Megan Betts — the sister of the gunman behind themass shooting early Sunday morningin downtown Dayton, Ohio — was among the ninevictims who were killed in the attack. According to Biehl, Megan, 22, traveled with Connor to the downtown area in the same car initially before separating. At 1:05 a.m., Connor opened fire on the streets of the Oregon District, a popular nightlife area. “Right as [Connor] came out of the alleyway [where the first victim was shot], [Megan] and another male who was a companion of the suspect was shot and wounded,” Biehl said, noting that while Connor’s sister “was not the first victim,” she “was one of the initial victims.

Dayton Shooting Victim, Who Died in Son's Arms, Laid to Rest as Funerals Begin After Tragedy

Derrick Fudge, a victim of theDayton mass shootingwhodied in his son’s arms, was laid to rest in Ohio on Saturday, one week after the tragedy that killed an additional eight people. The funeral service for Fudge, 57, took place at St. John Missionary Baptist Church in Springfield, Ohio. Mourners included Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley, as well as a crowd of people who didn’t know Fudge, but came in support of his many friends and family,WHIOreports.

Dazzling Duo Emily Blunt and John Krasinski Command the Red Carpet in Coordinated Style at The Albies

Emily BluntandJohn Krasinskishowed off their love at The Albies. John Nacion/Shutterstock The couple appeared in support ofGeorgeandAmal Clooney’s second annual awards ceremony, which is honoring awardees in five justice-centered categories. The honorees will receive awards devoting their lives to justice. Blunt and Krasinski attended the awards ceremony at the New York Public Library on Thursday. The two also have a special tie to the awards’ ceremony’s hosts —the couple wedat the Clooneys' house in Lake Como, Italy, in 2010.