DAYTON — Police are now saying no one was shot after a crash and reported shooting that happened during a funeral procession in Dayton on Thursday.
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As News Center 7 reported on Thursday, Dayton police responded to the area of Germantown Street and Mount Clair Avenue on reports of a crash.
The first officers to arrive at the scene described seeing a stopped funeral procession with dozens of cars, dozens of motorcycles, and hundreds of people out of their cars. They also had reports that shots had been reportedly fired.
Police initially said a motorcyclist who was involved in the crash also had a gunshot wound. A spokesperson for Dayton Police clarified on Friday that the motorcyclist, 34-year-old Devon Almond, was not shot.
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He was taken to the hospital with injuries and remains in critical, but stable condition.
As reported on News Center 7 at 5:00, Lexie Grundy saw the commotion on Thursday from her home. Some of her neighbors told her they’d heard gunfire. She described the scene as chaotic and confusing.
“It caused so much traffic and there was so much backup, and everyone got out of their cars and was a, you know, a tangled mess,” she said.
Police also announced they arrested a 33-year-old man for misconduct at an emergency.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call (937) 333-1149.
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