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In this Aug. 7, 2019 file photo, passers-by walk past a makeshift memorial for the slain and injured victims of a mass shooting that occurred in the Oregon District in Dayton, Ohio. Newly released Dayton police records say all of the people killed outside a strip of nightclubs appear to have been shot at random. The FBI finished its investigation late last year without determining whether accused shooter Connor Betts intentionally shot his sister. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Police find no evidence Dayton mass shooter targeted sister

By John Seewer - Associated Press

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Dayton Police Department shows Connor Betts, the 24-year-old masked gunman in body armor who killed several people, including his sister, before he was slain by police. The Ohio Supreme Court agreed to hear oral arguments in a case filed by news media groups seeking school records about Betts, who gunned down nine people in Dayton last August before being killed by police. The court made the announcement Monday, April 13, 2020. (Dayton Police Department via AP, File)

Ohio court rejects request for Dayton gunman school records

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS - Associated Press

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Dayton Police Department shows Connor Betts, the 24-year-old masked gunman in body armor who killed several people, including his sister, before he was slain by police. The Ohio Supreme Court agreed to hear oral arguments in a case filed by news media groups seeking school records about Betts, who gunned down nine people in Dayton last August before being killed by police. The court made the announcement Monday, April 13, 2020. (Dayton Police Department via AP, File)

Media ask court to make public Dayton gunman school records

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS - Associated Press

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Dayton Police Department shows Connor Betts, the 24-year-old masked gunman in body armor who killed several people, including his sister, before he was slain by police. A school district is before the state high court fighting the release of student records of the gunman who killed nine people in Dayton last year. Lawyers for Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local Schools say both state and federal law protecting student privacy bar the release of confidential information without consent. Media groups arguing for the records' release say that nothing in the laws prevent the information's release. The media groups say school privacy laws end with an individual's death. Media outlets say the records could shed light on whether authorities properly handled early warning signs exhibited by gunman Connor Betts. (Dayton Police Department via AP, File)

Court weighing arguments in Ohio gunman school records case

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 7, 2019 file photo, pedestrians pass a makeshift memorial for the slain and injured victims of a mass shooting that occurred in the Oregon District in Dayton, Ohio. An Ohio appellate court has rejected an effort by news media organizations to obtain the school records of the gunman who killed nine people. The three Second Court of Appeals judges Wednesday, Oct. 2, upheld Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local Schools’ denial of access to the high school files of gunman Connor Betts. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Court rejects news media bid for gunman’s school records

By DAN SEWELL - Associated Press

A makeshift memorial sits outside Ned Peppers nightclub in the Oregon District entertainment neighborhood where on Aug. 4 a gunman killed nine people, on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019, in Dayton Ohio(AP Photo/Dan Sewell)

The Latest: Dayton shooter’s friend will stay in jail

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A makeshift memorial sits outside Ned Peppers nightclub in the Oregon District entertainment neighborhood where on Aug. 4 a gunman killed nine people, on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019, in Dayton Ohio(AP Photo/Dan Sewell)

Coroner: Gunman had drugs in system during firefight

By JOHN SEEWER and DAN SEWELL - Associated Press

This August 2019 photo provided by the Dayton Police Department shows the firearm used by Connor Betts in a mass shooting in a popular entertainment district on Aug. 4, 2019, in Dayton, Ohio. (Dayton Police Department via AP)

A timeline of the shooting that killed 9 in Dayton, Ohio

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Dayton Police Department shows Connor Betts, the 24-year-old masked gunman in body armor who killed several people, including his sister, before he was slain by police. The FBI has labeled two of those attacks , at a Texas Walmart and California food festival, as domestic terrorism — acts meant to intimidate or coerce a civilian population and affect government policy. But the bureau hasn't gone that far with a shooting at an Ohio entertainment district. (Dayton Police Department via AP, File)

The Latest: Police divided on whether gunman targeted sister

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This August 2019 photo provided by the Dayton Police Department shows the firearm used by Connor Betts in a mass shooting in a popular entertainment district on Aug. 4, 2019, in Dayton, Ohio. (Dayton Police Department via AP)

Did the Dayton gunman target his sister? Police can’t agree

By DAN SEWELL and JOHN SEEWER - Associated Press

The Latest: Attorney: Shooter’s friend shocked at killings

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This undated file booking photo provided by the Montgomery County Sheriff shows Ethan Kollie. A charging document obtained by The Associated Press Monday says Kollie &quot;indicated he purchased body armor and a firearm accessory for Connor Betts earlier this year.&quot; Betts opened fire in a popular entertainment district in Dayton, Ohio, about a week ago, killing his sister and eight others. Officers shot Betts within 30 seconds, killing him just steps outside a crowded bar. (Montgomery County Sheriff via AP)

Feds charge friend who bought weaponry for Dayton shooter

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Aug. 4, 2019 photo Annette Gibson Strong places candles at a makeshift memorial for the slain and wounded at the scene of a mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio. Annette Gibson Strong started placing candles at a makeshift memorial the day of the shooting on Sunday. Strong says she’s continued to care for the memorial near Ned Peppers Bar in Dayton. It was outside the bar that Dayton police shot and killed the shooter as he approached the bar’s entrance. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Chaos of Dayton shooting echoes in 911 calls, radio traffic

By KANTELE FRANKO and JOHN SEEWER - Associated Press

Adelia Johnson, who briefly dated Connor Betts, who fatally gunned down people on Sunday in Dayton, Ohio, speaks to members of the media in Belmont Park in Dayton on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Shooter’s ex-girlfriend: The dilemma of when to intervene

By JOHN SEEWER - Associated Press

In this Aug. 4, 2019 photo Annette Gibson Strong places candles at a makeshift memorial for the slain and wounded at the scene of a mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio. Annette Gibson Strong started placing candles at a makeshift memorial the day of the shooting on Sunday. Strong says she’s continued to care for the memorial near Ned Peppers Bar in Dayton. It was outside the bar that Dayton police shot and killed the shooter as he approached the bar’s entrance. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

The Latest: Coroner: 8 Ohio victims shot multiple times

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Dion Green holds a cell phone showing a picture of himself and his father, Derrick Fudge, who was killed in Sunday’s mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, at his home on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019 in Dayton. Green just wanted to have some fun with his family in downtown Dayton after what had been a tough couple of months in the aftermath of damaging tornadoes. But his Saturday night out ended tragically, with his father dying in his arms, his eyes looking into his as he took his final breath. (AP Photo/Robert Bumsted)

Dad’s dying breath came in son’s arms after Ohio shooting

By ROBERT BUMSTED - Associated Press

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, left, speaks alongside Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley, right, during a vigil at the scene of a mass shooting, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019, in Dayton, Ohio. A masked gunman in body armor opened fire early Sunday in the popular entertainment district in Dayton, killing several people, including his sister, and wounding dozens before he was quickly slain by police, officials said. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Mike DeWine, Ohio governor, urges gun sale background checks after shooting

By John Seewer - Associated Press

Adelia Johnson, who briefly dated Connor Betts, who fatally gunned down people on Sunday in Dayton, Ohio, speaks to members of the media in Belmont Park in Dayton on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Adelia Johnson, Connor Betts’ ex-girlfriend, recounts Dayton gunman’s ‘darkness’

By Matt Sedensky and Robert Bumsted - Associated Press

This undated photo provided by the Dayton Police Department shows Connor Betts. The 24-year-old masked gunman in body armor opened fire early Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019, in a popular entertainment district in Dayton, Ohio, killing several people, including his sister, and wounding dozens before he was quickly slain by police, officials said. (Dayton Police Department via AP)

Ohio shooter said to have wrestled with dark thoughts

By MATT SEDENSKY and JOHN SEEWER - Associated Press

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, left, speaks alongside Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley, right, during a vigil at the scene of a mass shooting, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019, in Dayton, Ohio. A masked gunman in body armor opened fire early Sunday in the popular entertainment district in Dayton, killing several people, including his sister, and wounding dozens before he was quickly slain by police, officials said. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

The Latest: Family of Ohio shooter, sister release statement

By The Associated Press - Associated Press