DAYTON — Thousands of people are killed in homicides each year.
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As reported on News Center 7 at 11:00, the Dayton Police Department Homicide Unit hosted a class to show the community how the unit works Tuesday night.
News Center 7′s Taylor Robertson attended the class and spoke with community members who were interested in learning how murders are solved in Dayton.
Fred Allen said he has lived in Dayton for decades and is not a stranger to this kind of violence.
“I live in this community, and I’m aware of homicides and how they can be addressed and cut down,” Allen said.
Allen moved to Dayton in the late ‘70s for graduate school and stayed in the area ever since.
“I live in this neighborhood, so there are homicides all around me. I hear gunshots almost every night,” Allen said.
According to Dayton police, nearly 19,000 people died due to homicides last year.
During the class, detectives explained how they build a case, get evidence, and obtain search warrants.
They also detailed what happens after someone is charged, or if the case goes cold.
“I took away how, how much money and time it costs to put into an appropriate, legitimate, homicide investigation. You know the detectives have to come there and it takes a long time and it takes a special kind of person in my opinion,” Allen said.
Allen wants to know how detectives cope with the things they see while on the job.
Ultimately, he left with a better understanding of what their day-to-day duties look like.
Allen said classes like this are important, and the community needs to get involved.
“They to be aware of what’s going on in our community, and the pathology that’s going on and ways that they can protect themselves and protect the people they love and protect the community,” Allen said.
Dayton police told News Center 7 that there will be more classes in the future and the next one will focus on their K9 unit.
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