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TROTWOOD — A 20-year-old man has been arrested in connection to a deadly shooting at a Trotwood apartment complex, according to a spokesperson from the Trotwood Police Department.
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Police arrested Donte Lamar Cotton, 20, on felony charges of tampering with evidence on Tuesday.
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Montgomery County Jail records show that Cotton is also facing a preliminary charge of murder.
As previously reported by News Center 7, Trotwood police and medics were called to the 5000 block of Autumn Woods Drive around 3:15 p.m. on Oct. 22.
Upon arrival, officers found Ja’niyah Hardy, 18, who was pronounced dead on scene.
An investigation found that a domestic dispute occurred inside the apartment between Hardy and a man who also lived there.
This investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact the Trotwood Police Department at (937) 837-7771 or Crime Stoppers at (937) 222-STOP.
News Center 7 will continue to follow this story.
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