SWAT joins investigation of shooting in Springfield; 1 person has been detained

SPRINGFIELD — UPDATE @ 8:50 p.m.

A SWAT unit is on scene as part of the investigation into the shooting Thursday night in the area of Tibbetts Avenue and Selma Road in Springfield.

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Reporter Malik Patterson has been covering this incident all evening and he will have the latest LIVE on News Center 7 at 11:00.

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Police officers and the SWAT unit took positions around a house at Tibbetts and Selma on the belief that a suspect was inside. There were several people in the house and at least one was detained, Springfield police Lt. Mike Curtis said.

Police and a medic unit were dispatched just after 6:10 p.m. on the report of a man found in the street on Tibbetts Avenue near Selma Road, Lt. Curtis said. He said one caller to 9-1-1 reported that the man was initially believed to have been hit by a car.

The male who was shot was flown by CareFlight to Miami Valley Hospital. His condition is not known, the lieutenant said.

We will continue to update this developing report as information is made available.

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