15-year-old found dead following Harrison Twp. shooting identified

A 15-year-old boy found dead inside a car Thursday night following a shooting in Harrison Twp. has been identified.

Montgomery County Coroner Dr. Kent Harshbarger identified the teen as J’Yon Kolby-Lee Manson-Coleman, of Dayton.

Trotwood police and Montgomery County Sheriff’s deputies were called around 7 p.m. to the area of Klepinger Road and Evansville Avenue on a report of person shot.

They found a bleeding male with a gunshot wound who told deputies to check Michigan Avenue for a car with another shooting victim inside, according to the sheriff’s office.

Deputies found the car, with Manson-Coleman deceased inside from an apparent gunshot, in the 3600 block of Michigan Avenue. He died of an apparent gunshot

A coroner’s investigator was called to Michigan Avenue around 11 p.m., the coroner’s office confirmed.

The male found near Klepinger Road and Evansville Avenue was taken to the hospital. Additional information on his injuries and condition was not available.

This shooting remains under investigation by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigation Unit.