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City’s 34th homicide victim was stabbed to death
DAYTON - The 36-year-old man stabbed to death somewhere near the 1900 block of Grand Avenue has been identified as John R. Morgan Jr., according to the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office.
Morgan collapsed and died outside on apartment complex about 4 a.m. today, Nov. 6, after he was stabbed in the neck, police said. A resident heard a knock on the door, a crash and then looked out to see the man down on the ground, police said.
Homicide detectives believe Morgan might have been stabbed at another location and walked to the area where he collapsed, based on evidence found near the scene.
Lead homicide detective Sgt. Gary White said there are no suspects in the stabbing and no known motive at this time.
Morgan was a known drug dealer to police, according to police reports. He was arrested and booked into Montgomery County Jail on Sept. 29 for soliciting to sell illegal drugs at 600 N. Broadway Ave., according to a police report.
Scott Peters, 38, told an undercover drug unit detective then that Morgan was helping him $5 worth of crack cocaine, the report stated. Peters was arrested for loitering to buy illegal drugs and solicitation, the report stated.
Morgan is the city’s 34th homicide victim this year. You can track the investigation of his death and all the others from this year and 2008 by clicking here.
