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The Dayton Shooting Through The Eyes Of A Local Reporter

Newsy's Lauren Stephenson used to report in Dayton, Ohio. She interviewed a former colleague who missed witnessing the shooting by minutes.
Posted at 5:59 PM, Aug 06, 2019
and last updated 2019-08-06 17:59:27-04

An inability to get in touch with a friend is likely the only reason Cornelius Frolik of the Dayton Daily News didn't hear gunshots early Sunday morning. The reporter was in the popular Oregon District just before a mass shooting left nine people dead.

As Frolik details, the people in Dayton are rallying around each other, but this is just the latest difficult, national-headline-grabbing incident for the city this year.

Newsy's Lauren Stephenson — who used to report in Dayton — spoke with Frolik for "Newsy Tonight."

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