DAYTON — Several people were arrested after large gatherings and “multiple incidents” led to a large police response near the University of Dayton late Sunday night.
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As previously reported by News Center 7, UD sent out a campus-wide alert of “increased incidents near campus requiring police action” just before 11 p.m. on Sunday.
University officials said that there was a large gathering on Keifaber Street Sunday evening and that during the gathering, there were “multiple incidents requiring police intervention in areas surrounding campus.”
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A spokesperson for Dayton Police said that during this gathering, one non-student was arrested for disorderly conduct.
“Due to an increase in enforcement actions, law enforcement made the decision to clear the streets in the student neighborhood. University of Dayton police, in cooperation with the Dayton Police Department, communicated safety information to students, who were cooperative and followed directions to leave the streets and return to their residences,” the spokesperson said.
That’s when university officials said several large groups of people, not believed to be students, left campus and moved toward Brown Street.
News Center 7 was there as an armored vehicle went down Brown Street, telling people to go home.
Police also said a 19-year-old was taken into custody after reportedly firing a firearm into the air off-campus. A Dayton Police report and online jail records identified the suspect as Jayshawn Smith, who was arrested just before midnight on Brown Street.
As reported on News Center 7 at 5:00, police reports show Smith had a handgun on him.
A spokesperson for Dayton Police said officers arrested six more people for disorderly conduct-related offenses.
News Center 7 spoke to some UD students during the chaotic night. Junior Cole Delguzzo said before ever stepping on campus, he heard about past UD parties.
“It gets a little crazy,” Delgruzzo said.
It’s why he and his roommates didn’t go to the block party. But Delguzzo wanted to be clear that he doesn’t think UD students are the problem.
“A lot of the students really just want to spend time with the community, that’s what Dayton is all about,” he said. “It’s not the students who are doing all of the, you know, rowdiness and stuff.”
Dayton Police and UD both told News Center 7 in separate statements that they worked together all night, actively monitoring what was going on around campus, which helped them respond quickly when things got out of hand.
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