‘It was scary;’ People rush out of Dayton bar after man is shot, killed nearby

DAYTON — One person is dead after being shot near a Dayton bar early Saturday morning, according to a Dayton police sergeant.

Police and medics were called out to the area of Partners in the 400 block of Patterson Road around 1:30 a.m., according to a previous News Center 7 report.

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When police got to the scene, they found a male who had been shot.

The victim was taken to Miami Valley Hospital.

News Center 7 spoke with a woman who was at Partners when the shots rang out.

Savhanna Birt considers herself a regular at the bar but has never seen anything this intense.

“I’ve seen fights and stuff but never guns or anything,” she said. “I didn’t hear the fight itself, but I heard the gunshots around 1:30 (a.m.).”

Birt said she usually has a good time with her friends at Partners, but this time was different.

“It was scary, me and my friends all just left but I had friends still in there, so trying to see if they were still alive,” Birt said.

When the gunfire rang out, Birt left her belongings behind and got out.

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“Purse with my wallet, keys to my house, phone charger, so I’m trying to wait for someone to come let me in,” Birt said.

People who work at nearby businesses told News Center 7 that they didn’t want to speak on camera because they were scared of becoming a target.

“It’s normally safe, I walk around here at night feeling safe all the time, but now I’m not sure,” Birt said.

Dayton police told News Center 7 they do not have a suspect at this time but they are investigating this shooting as a homicide.

We will continue to follow this story.

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