His death marked at least the second deadly shooting in the city in as many days.
At 5:57 a.m., a 911 caller reported hearing gunshots and finding a man on the ground near an alley in the first block of Illinois Avenue, according to Montgomery County Regional Dispatch records.
The caller said the man was in a puddle of blood and he believed the man was dead. A gun was reportedly on the ground near him.
The caller told dispatchers he heard three or four shots and went outside. He didn’t see anyone else.
Officers arrived and found a man, later identified as Bland, in a vacant lot, said Dayton police Lt. Eric Sheldon.
It’s at least the second fatal shooting reported in Dayton this year.
Crews responded to a shooting reported on Fairport Avenue just before 3 a.m. on New Year’s Day. Investigators determined the shooting took place at Lounge 43 Avenue at 2339 N. Gettysburg Ave.
Family members took the 31-year-old man to the 2200 block of Fairport Avenue, according to dispatch records. He was then transported to the hospital, where he died from his injuries, Sheldon said.
Homicide detectives are investigating both incidents.
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