Rep. Turner details daughter’s flight from Oregon District mass shooting

The mass shooting early this morning in Dayton had a personal impact for U.S. Representative Mike Turner, who detailed in tweets how his daughter and a family friend were present in the Oregon District, just walking into the Tumbleweed Connection, when shooting began.

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The Tumbleweed Connection is across the street from Ned Peppers Bar, where witnesses described the shooter attempting to enter the bar.

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Rep. Turner’s daughter and family friend were able to escape from the area.

Dayton police have opened the Dayton Convention Center at 22 E. Fifth St., as a place for friends and family of people in the area of the shooting to get information, as well as three hotline numbers at 937-333-8431, 937-333-8421, and 937-333-8428.

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