“Come together, work together” – people raise their voices after police shoot a man in Dayton

After a person was shot and killed by police in Dayton on Saturday night, people are raising their voices.

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As reported on Saturday News Center 7 at 11Police officers were busy addressing “the vacancy/street party issue” in the 500 block of Negley Place, the department said.

The officers approached a man who allegedly had a firearm.

Dayton Police Chief Kamran Afzal said the man ran away from officers, then turned around and allegedly pointed a gun at them.

Two police officers fired at the man, according to a statement in Dayton Police and Fire Department Facebook page.

Police “began providing medical care” to the man after paramedics were dispatched to the scene.

Paramedics took the man to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.

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News Center 7’s Malik Patterson spoke to people after the shooting on Saturday.

They told him what they had seen.

“They started chasing him and he started running and then they just started firing shots,” Maycee Harris said.

“Two officers, not one, emptied the magazine,” said Aiyanah Ramsay. “In front of a crowd of children, adults and teenagers, we all could have lost our lives.”

They said they were hanging around before officers arrived.

“We were just leaving,” Harris said. “They just came and shot a child.”

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Patterson asked what they wanted to see after Saturday’s events.

“Everyone come together and work together,” Ramsay said.

“If you see a group of kids, that doesn’t mean you should call the police. Get someone to go and see what’s going on,” Harris explained. “If you don’t hear gunshots, nothing is happening. There’s no reason why police officers should stop and shoot children.”

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Dion Green, CEO and founder of the Fledge Foundation, was also there after the shooting on Saturday evening.

“I came here to make sure there is transparency and respect on both sides. During my time here, I have seen some disrespectful things,” he told Patterson. “I have fought with both sides to keep tensions from getting any higher than they are. There is already tension because someone’s child is lost. This is not a moment to smile… people are suffering.”

Green also spoke about the numerous shootings that have occurred in Dayton this week.

“I’ve been fighting gun violence for five years, but I can’t be alone. I need the support of the community that is tired and speaking out. We need to do this together. I’m sick of it. I’m sick of seeing parents lose their children or kids go to a party to have fun and someone’s child doesn’t make it home or ends up in the emergency room. This is unacceptable.”

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The Dayton chapter of the NAACP also released a statement following Saturday’s shooting.

The Dayton NAACP branch is aware of the police-involved shooting and has been interviewing witnesses on the scene that led to the death of a teenager in Dayton, Ohio. We will be thoroughly investigating this case in the coming days and requesting body camera footage to see where the evidence leads us in finding out the truth in this case.

Our deepest condolences go out to the family of the deceased.

News Center 7 is working to confirm both the age and identity of the person killed.

We will continue to update this story.