/Getty Images)The shooter identified in the deadly attack early Sunday in Dayton, Ohio, appears to have had a Twitter account filled with far-left rhetoric and comments about guns.Police said Connor Betts, 24, opened fire in downtown The now-suspended Twitter account, called “@iamthespookster,” included retweets about attacks against fascists, comments about guns, and support for Satan, Heavy first reported.Photographs from the Twitter account look similar to those circulating identifying Betts. In one, @iamthespookster retweeted a photo identifying alleged KKK members attending a rally in Dayton in May. Candles and flowers are placed in front of Ned Peppers bar after the mass shooting over the weekend in Dayton, Ohio, on Aug. 5, 2019. The shooter identified in Sunday’s Dayton, Ohio, attack appears to have had a now-suspended Twitter account filled with far-left rhetoric and comments about guns.The Twitter account, called “@iamthespookster,” included retweets about attacks against fascists, comments about guns and support for Satan, Heavy first reported.Photographs from the Twitter account look similar to those circulating identifying Betts. He tweeted about gun control and commented on past mass shootings.In one from Aug. 2, the account user retweeted a comment about video games. Hier sollte eine Beschreibung angezeigt werden, diese Seite lässt dies jedoch nicht zu.
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One picture tweeted out is of a new tattoo, which can be partially seen from a photo The photo on the left, taken from Betts’s mother’s Facebook page, looks similar to the one on the right, taken from the Twitter account. MEGAN JELINGER/AFP/Getty Images.
One photo tweeted out is of a new tattoo, which can be partially seen from a photo Betts appears to identify himself as “he/him / anime fan / metalhead / leftist / i’m going to hell and i’m not coming back,” according to the Twitter account. Dayton Shooter’s Now-Suspended Twitter Appears To Have Had Pro-Antifa, Pro-Gun Control Comments. Dayton Police tell 2 NEWS that a man was shot … The now-suspended Twitter account shows a contrast from the alleged shooter Saturday in El Paso, who is believed to have had an “We’re proactively removing content that violates our policies and will be engaged with law enforcement, as appropriate,” a Twitter spokesperson told The Daily Caller News Foundation.The FBI and the Dayton Police Department did not respond to requests for comment in time for publication.Shelby Talcott is a media and politics reporter for The Daily Caller News Foundation.
(Screenshot Twitter, @iamthespookster)Betts appears to have tweeted out about Dayton, Ohio, which is where the shooting occurred.