Officials with the coroner’s office identified the victim as 40-year-old Cornelius Maxwell Jr. He lives in a house with his parents and police said they were the first ones to hear the gunfire.
LaQuana Wilson, who lives a few houses away, said she woke up to the sound of gunfire.
She said, “This is the closest I have ever been to a real crime scene.”
Police said someone called 911 just after 6 a.m., saying they heard multiple gunshots. When medics arrived, Maxwell was already dead. He was shot to death inside his car.
Officers said the victim had just left his parent's house to go to work when the shooting happened. Homicide investigators searched the neighborhood for clues and said they have few leads on a motive or a suspect.
Sgt. James Mullins said, “Any kind of information we can get, perhaps saw the person run away or drove away. At this time, we don’t know.”
If you have any information about this case, call Dayton police at 333-COPS.