DAYTON — Two juveniles were shot during a fight in Dayton on Wednesday evening, a Dayton police officer told News Center 7.
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As reported on News Center 7 at 11:00, the shooting was reported in the area of Valley View Drive and W Fairview Avenue around 6:40 p.m.
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News Center 7 obtained the 911 call that brought authorities to the scene.
“They came from behind the house shooting,” a caller told dispatchers.
“It’s a black four-door, I can’t tell you. It all happened so fast. I can’t keep up with all this,” the caller added.
The officer told News Center 7 that someone fired shots during a large fight that started on Marie Avenue.
It’s unclear how many people had guns and were shooting.
Two juveniles were shot during the fight, the officer said.
They were both hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
“Where was the child shot at?” the dispatcher asked the caller.
“I’m not real sure. All we heard was the screams. We watched him carry him off. I don’t know, they were heading down Fairview,” the caller replied.
One of the victims ran after being shot and was found at Valley View Drive and W Fairview Avenue, the officer said.
News Center 7’s Amber Jenkins spoke with a neighbor on W Fairview Avenue.
“They were just fighting out here. A bunch of teenagers, a bunch of them,” Charles Stan, of Dayton, said.
He said he saw the fight from his front porch.
“Right here. All through here. Up there, to down here, to my neighbor’s house,” Stan said.
Police said no arrests have been made.
This shooting remains under investigation by the Dayton Police Department.
We will continue to follow this story.
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