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Security guard accidentally shoots himself at Dayton nightclub, police say

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DAYTON — A security guard accidentally shot himself at a nightclub in Dayton late Friday night, according to Dayton Police Sergeant Jared King.

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Dayton police officers were flagged down at 452 E. Third Street, which is The Reserve on Third nightclub, on reports of a person shot around 11:36 p.m.

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King said officers found a 32-year-old man with a gunshot wound.

The man was a security guard at the nightclub, King added.

Investigators determined that the shooting was accidental and the man was transported to the hospital with a non-life-threatening injury.

As previously reported, two people were shot during a confrontation with security at this bar in August 2025.

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