DAYTON — The family of 5-year-old Legaci Taylor, who was killed in a shooting last week, is pleading for information to help solve her murder and two other family deaths this year in Dayton.
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Taylor’s great-grandmother, Sheena Damico, is urging anyone with information about the murders to come forward. The family has lost three members to violence this year, and no arrests have been made in the cases.
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Damico’s great-granddaughter was shot and killed in an apparent drive-by shooting on Nicholas Road last week. She also lost her granddaughter, Toni Owensby, and her fiancé, Tarron Pate, shooting on Dennison Avenue on New Year’s Day.
Dayton Police have not made arrests in either case.
“I want somebody to come forward, with both of the murders,” Damico said.
As reported on News Center 7 at 5:00, community leaders are supporting the family and urging anyone who can help get killers off the street to take that step.
“Be a voice, speak up, and speak loud because too much killing, we’re having too many of our young folks going too early,” David Claybrooks, president of the Westwood Neighborhood Association, said.
Donald Domineck, Dayton chairman of the New Black Panther Party, told News Center 7 that the community needs to come together following Taylor’s death.
“This young lady was 5 years old. If that’s not a wake-up call, I don’t know what is,” Domineck said.
Damico doesn’t want violence to hit any more Dayton families. She said this is not about loyalty, or being scared or fearing being labeled a snitch. This is about a better way forward.
“Please, y’all, don’t let this one go,” she said. “Y’all have to stop with the guns.”
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact police at (937) 333-1232 to speak to detectives. or submit an anonymous tip through Crime Stoppers at (937) 222-STOP (7867) or www.miamivalleycrimestoppers.com.
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