1 shot during fight involving young people downtown on Friday afternoon

One person was shot during a fight involving a group of young people Friday afternoon on East Third Street in downtown Dayton’s Fire Blocks district.

The shooting was reported around 3:30 p.m., according to the Montgomery County Regional Dispatch Center, and the gunshot victim was taken to Miami Valley Hospital.

Dayton police said the female who was shot suffered injuries that were not life-threatening.

Initial reports indicated the shooting was at the RTA hub, but the fight and shooting did not involve the bus station.

The fight involved at least eight people who were were seen on surveillance video from nearby businesses. Police called them young people and said it was not clear whether they were juveniles or young adults.

Several people called 911.

One woman, who said she owns a business across the street from where it happened, said she heard four or five shots fired and that the incident involved a group of teenagers.

There were two shell casings found in a parking lot in the 100 block of East Third Street, and one business had a bullet hole in the metal framing of a window.

Dispatch Center officials said the suspected shooter was possibly in custody, but police at the scene did not confirm that report.

No other injuries were reported.

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