It’s been one year since a gunman opened fire in Dayton’s Oregon District, killing nine people and injuring 27. It was the 233rd mass shooting of 2019 . . . and one of 107 in the Midwest.

Join J.R. Jamison and Kelsey Timmerman as they hear from three survivors from that night, and sit down with Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley to discuss A Shooting in the Heartland.

Stories
• Like the Book of Job: Dion Green’s story as told to Ria Megnin. Performed by Kasaahn Johnson.
• Unwritten Books: Tom McMurtry’s story as told to Rick Gebhart. Performed by Saul Caplan.
• Somebody’s Child: Jason Phillips’s story as told to Whitney Bell. Performed by Chris Hahn.

Music Used in this Episode
• "I'm What You'd Be Without Her" by Doctor Turtle. Released under an Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license. From the Free Music Archive.

Chapters

[00:00] Introduction.

[01:47] Mashup of stories Like the Book of Job, Unwritten Books, and Somebody’s Child.

[18:42] Interview with Dayton Mayor, Nan Whaley.

Content advisory: Please note there are descriptions of violence from 05;09 through 13;00. 

Original air date: Jul. 25, 2020