2 in custody after 6-hour standoff ends in Dayton

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Two people are in custody after a standoff ended early this morning after more than six hours in Dayton.

Dayton police and SWAT officers responded to the home in the 700 block of Mertland Avenue, according to the Montgomery County Regional Dispatch Center.

Records did not include the reason police initially responded to the home at 10:30 p.m. Thursday, but said that people inside refused to come out.

The standoff finally ended around 5 a.m. Friday, when two people were taken into custody.

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

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