DAYTON — A person is in the hospital after an early morning shooting in Montgomery County.
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As reported on News Center 7 at 11, the shooting happened on the 30 block of Pointview Ave around 2:30 a.m.
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Just down the street, neighbors say they are worried about the person who was shot.
“It’s really heartbreaking for real,” Folander Friend said.
Folander and his brother Rodney have lived on this block for years, but recently there have been issues.
“It’s really heart wrenching when I hear someone got hurt, another black man, another whatever the case,” Folander said.
A caller contacted 911 early Saturday morning.
“He shot. He bleeding out. He’s outside in the alley,” the caller told the 911 operator.
Investigators say the person was transported to a local hospital with a gun shot wound to the leg. Their status is unknown at this time.
Folander says shootings like this brings bad attention to the area.
“Pointview is just a street. It’s a street for everybody else, but for us, you know, it’s our livelihood, we live here,” Folander said.
Rodney says there should be ways to redirect gun violence into something more positive, like hosting events for youth that live nearby.
“I’m starting to notice that there’s really nothing for the youth out here to do really,” Rodney said. “If you really think about it, everything that kids like to do has been wiped.”
The violence in the area makes it harder for people to live in peace.
“We’re a family,” Folander said. “Everybody on the street knows each other. Everybody knows what’s going on. We love each other.”
News Center 7 is waiting for updates in the investigation.
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