A man remains hospitalized after police say he was shot in the back on a Dayton street on Saturday evening.
At 6:40 p.m., officers responded to the 900 block of Edison Street on reports of a shooting. The 911 caller stated a man had been jumped by someone and had suffered a gunshot wound.
Deontay Johnson, 25, of Trotwood, had been shot through his lower back, according to a Dayton Police Department incident report.
Johnson was lying in the snow and officers say they found a loaded firearm lying near him at the scene. He refused to answer questions about the incident but said the assailant was an unknown male.
No arrests have been made in the shooting and the incident remains under investigation.
Johnson was taken to Miami Valley Hospital with injuries not believed to be life threatening. As of Sunday at 3:30 p.m., he was still admitted at the hospital, according to officials.
