FBI records 70% surge in mass shooting tips after El Paso, Dayton massacres

FBI records 70% surge in mass shooting tips after El Paso, Dayton massacres
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The number of calls to an FBI tip line designed to head off mass shootings and other attacks surged by 70% in the week after twin massacres in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, federal officials said on Monday.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation fielded more than 38,000 phone and online tips during the week after the shootings, up from the 22,000 tips it typically receives on a weekly basis.

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