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Dayton man gets 21 years to life for killing Huber Heights 19-year-old 

Published: Monday, December 02, 2019 @ 3:00 PM
By: Breaking News Staff

Levi Dalton Lambert MONTGOMERY COUNTY JAIL
Levi Dalton Lambert(MONTGOMERY COUNTY JAIL)

DAYTON — A 21-year-old Dayton man will spend the next 21 years to life in prison for the shooting death of a 19-year-old Huber Heights man.

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Levi Dalton Lambert was sentenced Monday for the Aug. 5, 2018, shooting death of Evan Lewis.

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He convicted Nov 8 following a trial on all charges: two counts of murder and felonious assault; and single counts of improperly discharging a firearm at or into a habitation and tampering with evidence. 

Lewis was found critically injured, lying on the corner of Bellefontaine Road and Hilgeford Drive. He later died of his injuries. 

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Investigators said that witnesses described Lambert and the direction he fled. Officers were able to find and arrest him within minutes, in a field behind homes on Powell Road.

Lambert will not be eligible for parole until he has served at least 21 years.