Victim wounded at Shell station in Drexel by shot fired from a vehicle, Trotwood police say

UPDATE @ 11:20 p.m.: A man shot at the Shell station in Drexel was involved in an altercation and wounded by someone who fired a weapon through the window of a vehicle, Trotwood police said.

That's the preliminary finding from the incident at the business on West Third Street that landed the victim, believed to be in his 30s, to Miami Valley Hospital.

Police said the victim may have been pumping gas when he was approached by another man and an altercation ensued. The shooting is believed to have occurred during that tussle.

Police dispatched to the address found pieces of automobile glass that may have come from the vehicle in the shooting.

Police investigators were at the hospital, waiting to speak with the victim.

INITIAL REPORT

Trotwood police are investigating a person's claim of being shot and wounded at the Shell station in the 6100 block of West Third Street in Drexel.

According to Montgomery County Regional Dispatch, Miami Valley Hospital officials notified police about 8:50 p.m. that a person walked into the hospital claiming to have been shot.

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When the shooting is believed to have occurred is not certain and there is no information about the gender of the person.

The vehicle the person was in has been seized at the hospital by police, according to regional dispatch.

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