DAYTON — An arrest warrant has been issued for the man police said is responsible for the murder of a 42-year-old man.
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Damarez Jones was charged in Dayton Municipal Court with murder, tampering with evidence, weapons under disability, and discharging a firearm.
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Jones was identified as the suspect by witnesses.
As previously reported by News Center 7, officers responded around 11:30 p.m. on July 8 to a shooting near North Main Street and Ernst Avenue.
Officers found Paul Body, 42, dead.
“It’s been hell. It’s been very much hell. I mean, we haven’t slept. We haven’t eaten. I mean, it’s just been rough,” Body’s sister Jada Hart said.
Jones is not in custody, and a warrant has been issued for his arrest.
We will continue to follow this story.
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