TROTWOOD — Police are investigating after two people were shot in Montgomery County early Tuesday morning.
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The investigation into this shooting with two victims started when one of the victims pulled his car into a gas station in the area of Salem Avenue and Free Pike and made a 911 call. After that, he pulled back out and drove up a block to the Sonoco gas station where workers called for help around 2:40 a.m.
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“Hey man, somebody just got shot,” one 911 caller told dispatchers. “He’s dead over here in this parking lot.”
The gas station worker filled in dispatchers as sheriff’s deputies, Trotwood police, and Dayton police converged on the area.
“Where’s the person that did the shooting,” dispatchers asked.
“I have no idea, but this guy is in his car dead and there’s another person shot,” the 911 caller replied.
Police said the victims drove to police who were at the scene of an unrelated incident.
They received immediate care but one of the victims died on their way to the hospital, according to a media release.
Another victim was seriously injured.
Police said it is believed the shooting happened near the 5300 block of Free Pike.
Trotwood Police told News Center 7 earlier on Tuesday that they have not made any arrests in the case, but they do have leads to follow.
Jordyn Moritz said she heard a lot of sirens early Tuesday morning as she was feeding her infant. She said she hates that gunshots and violence are part of the world that her young children are growing up in.
“I try to be vigilant because bullets don’t have names,” Moritz said. “But that makes sense because I definitely heard the shots.”
She told News Center 7 that everyone needs to work together to stop the rising gun violence.
“Know when enough is enough and know our limits and not be so headstrong,” she said. “There’s no sense in killing each other, hurting each other. There’s no sense for it.”
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