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‘Some gang war happened;’ 911 callers hear gunshots in overnight shooting, leaving man dead

DAYTON — A 24-year-old man died in a shooting in Dayton Sunday night.

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As News Center 7 previously reported, the shooting occurred around 10 p.m. on Kammer and Shoop Avenue on Sunday evening.

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On Monday, Dayton Police Lieutenant Eric Sheldon confirmed officers found a 24-year-old man dead at the scene.

In 911 calls obtained by News Center 7, a 911 caller can be heard telling the dispatcher, “I’m guessing some gang war happened and they started shooting, and something was shot.”

The dispatcher then asked the caller if someone had been shot.

The caller stated that they didn’t know.

In another 911 call, a woman said that she saw a man jumping over her neighbor’s fence.

“He had jumped my neighbor’s fence and came over into my yard and scared my daughter. She was sitting on the porch,” said the caller.

Photos showed that officers taped off Kammer and Brooklyn Avenues with caution tape.

Two vehicles that were involved in the shooting have been towed.

Police on the scene told News Center 7 that no one has been detained or taken into custody at this time.

News Center is working to learn the identity of the person who died.

The shooting is under investigation by the Dayton Police Department’s Homicide Unit.

We will continue to follow this story.

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