Child shot in face in Dayton, suspect in custody

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One person is in custody after a child was shot in the face Monday afternoon in Dayton.

At 12:22 p.m. Dayton police were called to the 900 block of Riverview Avenue on a report of a shooting, according to Montgomery County Regional Dispatch Center records.

Police said the shooting was in the 900 block of Riverview Terrace. Both locations are near the intersection of the two roads, just west of Salem Avenue.

Police said on arrival they found a 12-year-old who had been shot in the face.

The child’s injury is not life-threatening, police said, and a suspect is in custody.

A 911 caller said that the shooting was an accident.

Police continue to investigate the case.

We are working to learn more and will update this story with any new information.

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