The Acacia Strain have found themselves dragged into this morning’s (August 04th) mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio which saw the shooter, a 24-year-old white male, kill nine people and wound at least 27 others in a nightlife section of the Oregon District of the city.

A photo circulating from the scene, allegedly of the shooter’s body after being shot dead by responding police, saw the lifeless individual wearing a hoodie from The Acacia Strain featuring the lyrics from the band’s song “Ramirez“. This led to initial local news reports such as the one below:

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Suspect in #Dayton shooting was wearing shorts with a black sweatshirt that read: "No heart to fear, no soul to steal." The slogan is believed to be from a hateful and vengeful song called Ramirez by The Acacia Strain, a metalcore band. — Jim Heath (@JimHeathTV) August 4, 2019

Upon hearing of the news, The Acacia Strain frontman Vincent Bennett took to social media to comment on the matter: