A Shooting in the Heartland [Encore]

A Shooting in the Heartland [Encore]

From The Facing Project by Indiana Public Radio

May 13, 2026 · 32 min · Season 2 · Episode 11

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of a mass shooting in Dayton through survivor stories and an interview with the mayor.

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

People in this episode

Hosts: J.R. Jamison, Kelsey Timmerman

Guests: Dion Green, Tom McMurtry, Jason Phillips, Nan Whaley

Topics covered

  • mass shooting
  • survivor stories
  • community impact
  • gun violence
  • interview
  • Dayton

Keywords

  • mass shooting
  • Dayton
  • survivors
  • gun violence
  • interview
  • community

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Indiana Public Radio

Places: Dayton, Oregon District

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