DAYTON — A man is dead after a reported shooting in Dayton early Friday morning.
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Around 5:55 a.m., crews were dispatched to an alley behind Illinois Avenue, just off Wyoming Street, on reports of a shooting.
“I was getting ready for work, and some gunshots came out,” a 911 caller told dispatchers.
The caller also told police he spotted a gun near the victim.
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When officers got to the scene, they found a 44-year-old man in a vacant lot, according to Dayton Police Lieutenant Eric Sheldon.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene, and the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office responded.
As shown on News Center 7 at 5:00, neighbors said they were awoken by the gunfire.
“Three to four shots. I woke up, saw the fire department, the lights, went to take my dog to pee out back, and saw the dead body,” Heather Brown said.
The reported shooting is under investigation by the Dayton Police Department’s Homicide Unit.
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