DAYTON — A friend of the Dayton gunman who authorities say helped assemble the weapon used in the massacre will remain in jail on a charge unrelated to the shooting.
A U.S. magistrate judge on Wednesday continued a detention hearing until Thursday for Ethan Kollie after an agreement couldn’t be reached on his release.
Investigators say there’s no evidence that Kollie knew what gunman Connor Betts had planned. But they say Kollie lied on a federal firearms form while buying a pistol not used in the shooting.
A defense attorney says Kollie was shocked that Betts carried out the shooting.
Authorities say they discovered that Kollie had lied on the form while investigating the Aug. 4 shooting in Dayton that left nine dead before officers shot and killed the gunman.
Meanwhile, police on Tuesday released video of the incident and a timeline of the events that took place during the rampage, though they are still mystified by what motivated Betts to carry out the shooting.
“There’s this history of obsession with violence and violent ideations, discussion of an interest in mass shootings,” Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl said.
Police say Betts’ sister was among the first people he shot, but investigators are divided on whether he intentionally killed her. The evidence is so far inconclusive on whether Betts, 24, targeted his 22-year-old sister Megan two hours after they arrived at the city’s Oregon entertainment district together with a male companion.
Police say the video shows that Betts arrived with his sister and a friend at 11:04 p.m., went into a bar with them.
#august4shooting #update – Chief Biehl – The shooter, his sister, & their friend arrived in the Oregon District and parked in the lot behind Thai 9 at 11:04pm. The trio went to Blind Bob's where they were together until about 12:14am, when the shooter left & went to Ned Peppers.
— Dayton Police Dept. (@DaytonPolice) August 13, 2019
He left them after midnight to go back to the parked car to retrieve body armor, an assault-style rifle and ammunition.
#august4shooting #update – Once the weapon is ready, he runs up the walkway on the side of Blind Bob's and starts shooting. This is at 1:05am. There were 3 deceased victims near the taco stand outside of Blind Bob's. He shoots down 5th St., then runs across the street…
— Dayton Police Dept. (@DaytonPolice) August 13, 2019
After reviewing the video, police now say the gunman shot 26 people in 32 seconds before officers killed him.
#august4shooting #update – The shooter then runs across the street where several more victims are fatally wounded. This is when our officers engaged the shooter and neutralized him before he could make it into Ned Peppers.
— Dayton Police Dept. (@DaytonPolice) August 13, 2019
Biehl says besides the nine people the gunman killed, he wounded at least 17 others. Previously, police and hospital officials said at least 14 suffered gunshots. More than a dozen other people had other injuries related to the shooting.
Biehl says Betts was very familiar with the district and its night spots and had been there the night before. He says it’s apparent he had a plan for the mass shooting, although why he chose that place at that time is still being investigated.
The shows him in the Ned Peppers bar, likely casing it. A bouncer is credited with helping keep him out when he returned as a shooter.