Man in hospital after shooting in Dayton

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A man was taken to the hospital after a reported shooting in Dayton tonight.

Emergency crews responded to the first block of E. Fairview Avenue at 8:50 p.m. after dispatchers first received a 911 call with nobody on the other end, then calls from neighbors saying that a man was possibly shot, according to the Montgomery County Regional Dispatch Center.

One 911 caller said he was walking on Fairview Avenue when “an altercation broke out,” according to dispatch records.

According to dispatch records, neighbors were preparing to drive the victim to the hospital when police arrived, and he was ultimately taken to Kettering Health Dayton by medics. His condition is unknown.

Kettering Health Dayton was previously called Grandview Medical Center.

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

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