UPDATE @ 6:30 p.m. (Dec. 16): The family and friends of Effie Mae Williams gathered outside the home on Fernwood Avenue for a candlelight vigil.
Dayton police investigators tell News Center 7’s Andy Sedlak they are interviewing people in an effort to follow up on any potential leads in the case, the 29th homicide in Dayton this year, according to city records.
UPDATE @ 8:30 a.m. (Dec. 16):
The Montgomery County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim of Tuesday afternoon’s homicide as Effie Mae Williams, 72, of Dayton.
A 911 call from a family member indicated Williams was found covered in blood inside the home in the 300 block of Fernwood Avenue.
The caller told 911 dispatchers she had knocked on Williams’ door on Monday, but nobody answered.
INITIAL REPORT:
Police have started a homicide investigation for a woman, 72, found shot to death in her home on Fernwood Avenue in Dayton.
Lt. Mark Ponichtera said a family member discovered the woman in the residence in the 300 block of Fernwood Avenue and called police about 3:10 p.m.,
Because the investigation is still in its infancy, the lieutenant would not or could not say how many times the woman had been shot or where in the house she was discovered.
He also could not say whether the shooter had forcibly entered the home.
An official with the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office said that office would not be releasing the woman’s name tonight and that an autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday.