MONTGOMERY COUNTY — Two people were shot and killed in two separate shootings at the start of the new year.
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As reported on News Center 7 Daybreak, one of the shootings is being investigated by Trotwood Police, and the other is being investigated by Dayton Police.
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In Trotwood, around 2:44 a.m., police were called to Sheik’s Restaurant and Lounge on Salem Ave.
The Montgomery County Coroner’s Office confirmed to News Center 7 that they were called to a fatal shooting.
Shortly after, in Harrison Township, around 2:53 a.m., Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to reports of a person shot on Fairport Ave.
The victim was taken to a local hospital, where they were pronounced dead.
Dayton Police told News Center 7 that they believe the shooting happened about a half mile away, on North Gettysburg Ave.
“It’s time for us to pull together and make a change. The shootings and killings is just got out of hand, and we don’t want our kids to be statistics,” Dorthea Foster of Dayton said.
News Center 7 is working to learn who died in both shootings.
Police said they have no indication these two shootings are connected.
We will continue following this story.
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