DAYTON — The cause of death has been released for a 59-year-old man who was found dead in a Dayton alley.
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Talmagde Heard died from multiple gunshot wounds, according to the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office.
On Oct. 28, officers responded to the 300 block of Smith Street around 8:45 a.m. on Wednesday after someone called 911.
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“One of our waste collection crews found a dead body,” a woman with the City of Dayton Waste Collection told a dispatcher in a 911 call.
The Montgomery County Coroner’s Office identified the body as 59-year-old Heard.
Neighbors told News Center 7 that they did not hear anything out of the ordinary.
“Typically, I walk my dog back here, but I just don’t know how I missed that dead body,” a person said.
“We’re better than this,” another neighbor said. “Condolences to the family.”
Heard’s manner of death was ruled a homicide, which police have previously confirmed.
We will continue to follow this story.
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