“The initial indicators appear that it was unintentional,” said Dayton police Lt. Steven Bauer.
He would not confirm who fired the gun, but said man was a resident at the home and there were other people there at the time of the shooting.
The man’s identity has not been released at this time.
The Dayton Police Department Homicide Unit is investigating, but Bauer would not say if the case is being investigated as a homicide.
“Our homicide unit came in to investigate,” he said. “They investigate any murders, suicides, suspicious deaths — anything that requires more investigation than can usually be handled on the scene by a traffic officer.”
Once the investigation has concluded, the homicide unit will pass the case to the prosecutor’s office for the consideration of charges.
We will continue to update this story as information is released.
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