DAYTON — A male is dead after an officer-involved shooting in downtown Dayton on Tuesday night, Dayton Police Chief Kamran Afzal said.
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The shooting happened in the area of N St. Clair Street and E Third Street at 9:28 p.m.
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Afzal said two officers stopped a person on a bicycle in the area of N St. Clair Street and E Second Street.
After an initial conversation, the male ran away and officers chased him.
“The officer followed and caught up with this individual near Third St. and St. Clair St. The male suspect pulled out a handgun, and there was a struggle over the handgun,” the department said in a social media post.
During the struggle over the gun, an officer discharged their firearm.
“At the scene where the shooting took place, we have located a handgun that was not ours,” Afzal said.
Officers rendered aid to the male until they were transported to the hospital.
The suspect was pronounced dead at the Miami Valley Hospital.
His identity wasn’t immediately available.
No officers were injured in this incident.
“The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office will conduct a criminal investigation and present the facts of the investigation to the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office. At the conclusion of the criminal investigation, an administrative investigation will be conducted by the Dayton Police Department’s Professional Standards Bureau,” the department said.
Dayton police said additional information on this shooting and body camera footage will be released on March 25.
We will continue to follow this story.
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