DAYTON — A 55-year-old man was killed in a shooting in Dayton Thursday night.
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News Center 7’s Amber Jenkins is working to learn more about the shooting. She’ll have the latest tonight on News Center 7 at 5:00.
Shawn Irvin was identified on Friday morning as the man killed in the shooting, according to the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office.
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As News Center 7 previously reported, Dayton officers responded to reports of a shooting at the 500 block of West Fairview Avenue around 9:30 p.m.
When they got to the scene, they found Irvin shot inside a vehicle.
Dayton Police Lieutenant Eric Sheldon said he was pronounced dead at the scene.
This is the second shooting on W. Fairview in the past week, and neighbors told News Center 7 on Friday that they’re tired of hearing gunshots in their neighborhood.
The shooting is under investigation by detectives from the Dayton Police Department’s Homicide Unit.
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