Police: Deadly shooting stemmed from fight at Dayton nightclub

A Dayton woman was killed and her sister injured in a shooting in Dayton Saturday night that stemmed from a fight at a nightclub, according to police.

Destiny Bellfo, 28, of Dayton, died Saturday at Miami Valley Hospital, said Montgomery County Coroner Kent Harshbarger.

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She suffered multiple gunshot wounds, read a Dayton Municipal Court affidavit.

Her sister suffered non-life-threatening injuries, said Dayton police Lt. Jason Hall.

Tarmeisha Brown, 24, was charged with two counts of murder and fours counts of felonious assault, according to court records.

During an interview with a detective, Brown confessed to shooting Bellfo and her sister, the affidavit read.

Medics and police responded to the 200 block of Almond Avenue around 4 a.m. Saturday after a shooting was reported.

When police arrived on the scene, they found two women suffering from gunshot wounds, Hall said.

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Officers provided medical aid until medics arrived and transported the sisters to the hospital.

Bellfo’s sister, Dominque Bellfo, was treated and released, according to court documents.

The incident started at a Germantown Street club, where two groups of women got into a verbal and physical altercation, Hall said.

“Basically from the club two groups of individuals traveled from there to Almond where unfortunately gunfire erupted,” he said.

Hall added that the nightclub is cooperating with the investigation and provided surveillance video to police.

Dispatchers received multiple calls reporting the shooting. At least two callers said that a female was shot.

One woman told a dispatcher that her friend was shot and unconscious.

“This girl is out here arguing in the parking lot,” she said. “...They are out here shooting. I’m scared for my life.”

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Another woman who called 911 reported there were multiple girls outside and that someone was shot and not breathing.

Officers spoke to multiple witnesses on the scene and arrested Brown without incident.

Two two groups of women knew each other previous to the incident, Hall said, but it is not clear what started the initial fight.

We will continue to update this story as more information is available.

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