Body found in trunk of burning car identified

Three people were shot and one of those people has died in a shooting Tuesday night in the 700 block of Second Street in Hamilton. | NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

Credit: Nick Graham

Credit: Nick Graham

Three people were shot and one of those people has died in a shooting Tuesday night in the 700 block of Second Street in Hamilton. | NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

The Montgomery County Coroner’s Office has identified a man whose body was found in the trunk of a burning vehicle in Dayton Sunday.

The coroner’s office identified the man as Dominique Anderson, 26.

Crews were dispatched on reports of a fire assistance call around 3:35 a.m. on the 2000 block of West Grand Avenue, said Sgt. Richard Taylor at the Dayton Police Department.

“A car was on fire and a deceased body was located in the trunk,” Taylor said.

Detectives from the Dayton Police Department’s Homicide Unit are investigating the incident.

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