DAYTON — Two women were shot in Dayton Sunday overnight.
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Dayton Police were dispatched to the intersection of North Gettysburg Avenue and West Third Street at around 4:53 a.m. after a security company sent a panic alarm to the emergency center, Montgomery County Regional Dispatch confirmed to News Center 7.
When officers arrived there, they discovered a shooting incident, dispatch said.
Two women were shot and two vehicles fled the scene, initial emergency scanner traffic reported. Police worked to get a description of the fleeing vehicles.
The women’s conditions are currently unknown.
A cashier working at the BP gas station near the intersection described hearing a loud sound, but believed it to be coming from the exhaust pipe of a car. He was unaware of the circumstances that led to the shooting.
Dayton Police headed the investigation into the shooting. News Center 7 reached out to find out more.
We will update this story as it develops and more information is released.