DAYTON — Detectives are investigating after a man was found dead in an alley Monday night.
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As previously reported, Dayton Police officers heard several gunshots in the area of E. Second and N. Irwin streets around 8:40 p.m. on Monday.
News Center 7 spoke to a nearby business owner who said he was locking up when the shots were fired.
“I turned around to lock the door, and then it was just like all hell broke loose,” Micah Hubbard said.
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As shown on News Center 7 at 5:00, Hubbard counted 27 shots and said it “sounded like we were at the gun range.”
“Just gunshot after gunshot after gunshot,” he said.
Hubbard said he saw a large police presence starting even before the gunfire had stopped.
“There was at least five officers there, and then it just continued to flow from there,” he said.
Police said 22-year-old Jahiem Everson was found dead in an alley between two homes on E. Second Street.
At this time, police have not said anything about a possible suspect or any arrests. The case is currently under investigation by detectives from the Dayton Police Department’s Homicide Unit.
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