One person was hospitalized Saturday evening after being accidentally shot in Dayton.
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As News Center 7 previously reported, Dayton officers and medics responded to the 100 block of N. Wright Avenue for reports of a shooting around 9:26 p.m., according to the Montgomery County Regional Dispatch.
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A Dayton officer told News Center 7’s Malik Patterson at the scene that the victim was accidentally shot by a friend.
In a 911 call obtained by News Center 7, the person shot told dispatchers what happened.
“Me and my friend were just chilling and he accidentally pulled the trigger,” the victim told dispatch.
He tells dispatchers he was shot in the leg.
“I’m losing a lot of blood,” he tells them.
Medics took the victim to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The suspect who shot the victim is in custody, police said.
We will continue to follow this story.
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