A Dayton police officer who shot a 40-year-old man in October 2018 will not face criminal charges, according to the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office.
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A Montgomery County Grand Jury declined charges against Dayton Police Officer Clinton Evans, who shot Antoine Morrow Oct. 12.
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Officers responded to an apartment building on Rockford Avenue after receiving reports of a disturbance where tires were slashed with a knife.
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While police were investigating, officers knocked on the door of a unit when Morrow answered the door.
Credit: DAYTON POLICE DEPARTMENT
Credit: DAYTON POLICE DEPARTMENT
Morrow allegedly pointed a gun at the officers when he opened the door, according to police.
Evans shot Morrow, hitting him once in the chest and once in the side, prosecutors said.
Officers found a 9mm Hi-Point fully loaded handgun and a knife believed to have been used to slash the tires, Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl said in a previous news conference.
Morrow has been indicted on a case connected to the incident. He is facing multiple counts of having weapons under disability, according to prosecutors.
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