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Dayton Cops ‘Divided’ on Connor Betts’ Motive or if He Knew He Shot His Sister

Investigators say they do not agree on Connor Betts’ motive for the attack or whether the 24-year-old gunman was aware that he shot 22-year-old Megan.

Dayton Police say they are divided on the motive that drove 24-year-old Connor Betts to a shooting spree that killed nine people in a lively entertainment district of the Ohio city on Aug. 4. Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl says investigators are also split about whether or not he targeted his 22-year-old sister Megan. The siblings had communicated in the hour between when the gunman left his sister at a bar with her friend and when the shooting began. “It’s an interesting question,” Biehl said. “We have radically different views in that regard.” Biehl added that the shooter had a “history of obsession with violence, with violent ideations, the discussion of interest in mass shootings and the expression of desire to carry out a mass shooting.” The Betts family released obituaries for their children on Tuesday, calling their daughter a “loving, intelligent and a bright young woman” and describing their son as “a funny, articulate and intelligent man with striking blue eyes and a kind smile.”