Officers shoot armed suspect in Dayton, police say

DAYTON — One person is injured after a shooting involving a Dayton Police officer Friday evening.

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Around 11:36 p.m. Dayton officers were called to the 900 block of Custer Place after a complaint about someone with a weapon, according to Montgomery County Regional Dispatch.

When crews arrived on the scene they encountered a person with a gun.

Officers ordered the person to drop the gun, then shortly after they fired their firearms, according to a spokesperson for the Dayton Police Department.

The suspect was shot and taken into custody. They were taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

They are in stable condition, according to the spokesperson. Two weapons were recovered from the scene.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office will handle the criminal investigation while an administrative investigation is conducted by the Dayton Police Department’s Professional Standards Bureau.

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