DOJ giving more than $500,000 to help survivors of Dayton shooting

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday that survivors of the 2019 mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, will be provided funds that will go toward mental health services, The Associated Press reported.

The DOJ said the nearly $500,000 will be used for additional advisers and related costs for two mental health facilities. 

In a statement, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) said he’s glad the DOJ is stepping up to provide the necessary resources to help the community to recover from the mass shooting. 

“We have an obligation to help our communities recover from violent crimes, abuse, and other criminal activity. I am glad the Department of Justice is providing the necessary mental health resources to help those impacted by the tragic Oregon District shooting in Dayton,” Brown said in the statement. 

“Families and communities that were directly or indirectly affected by this tragedy will have these additional resources at their disposal to begin healing and receive the necessary care they need to recover.”

In 2019, a gunman opened fire in the city’s entertainment district, killing nine people and wounding a dozen others. Local police shot and killed the gunman, ending the rampage.