Victim identified in Stanford Place death under investigation as homicide

DAYTON — UPDATE: October 6, 2020 @ 12:05 p.m.

The coroner’s office has identified the man killed as 46-year-old Todd Gomez. The cause of death remains under investigation.

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Original Report

A man was found dead near a Dayton intersection Monday morning and police are investigating the incident as a homicide, according to investigators.

Police and medics were first called to the area of Stanford Place and Harold Drive around 8:30 a.m. Monday on reports of a person down.

According to emergency scanner traffic, a waste collection worker found the man in the street covered in blood.

Additional details about the investigation were not released by police on scene. However police are expected to provide a statement on the investigation later today.

An investigator from the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office assisted in the investigation.

We’ll continue to update this story as we learn more.