TROTWOOD — An 18-year-old woman is dead after a shooting in Trotwood Tuesday.
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As reported on News Center 7 at 5, a Trotwood police report confirms that someone shot and killed Ja’niyah Hardy with a hand gun in her apartment Tuesday afternoon.
Jasmine has lived in the apartment complex for the last two years.
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“They had caution tape up and they ended up talking to somebody that was one of the family members. I seen her break down, I don’t know specifically what happened,” Jasmine said.
She said she had never seen caution tape at her apartment complex but came home Tuesday to a lot of commotion.
“I was extremely surprised because like I said, there were people, there were cruisers lined up,” Jasmine said.
She watched as police searched the area outside the apartment.
“They checked trash cans. They checked over in the (wooded area) and they had it blacked off,” Jasmine said.
She added she feels for the family who has just lost a loved one.
“It’s just sad,” Jasmine said. “I just pray that they can get through it because things like this are tragic and they’re extremely hard on families.”
Trotwood police said the investigation is ongoing and did not have any information about possible suspects.
We will continue to follow this story.
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