DAYTON — A man was critically injured in a shooting in Dayton Monday afternoon.
As reported on News Center 7 at 5, around 12:30 p.m. Dayton police and medics were called to the area of South Jefferson Street for reports of a shooting.
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A frantic 911 call brought police to the scene.
“We’ve got an emergency on Fourth and Jefferson, somebody got shot three times,” a caller tells dispatchers.
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Officers arrived to find a man shot and rushed him to the hospital where he was listed as being in critical condition, according to Maj. Jason Hall with Dayton Police Department.
Hall said cameras placed downtown helped officers see what the suspect looked like and track him down.
The suspect, described as an adult male, was taken into custody for questioning.
At this time Hall said it is unclear what led to the shooting.
A 911 caller told dispatchers the two men were arguing and then one shot the other.
Hall said downtown is generally safe to be and that crimes like the shooting are “rare” there.
Brandon McKenzie has lived downtown since 2017 and he agrees.
“This is maybe the third incident in the seven years I’ve lived downtown that’s a pretty good track record,” McKenzie said.
Dayton Mayor Jeffrey J. Mims Jr. issued a statement on Monday saying Dayton police were able to quickly locate the suspect with the help of city cameras.
“This swift apprehension was a direct result of the existing camera network in our downtown and the great work of the Dayton Police Department,” Mims wrote.
We are working to learn how the man shot is doing and the charges the suspect faces.
We will continue to follow this story.
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