Police: 1 in custody after last week’s shooting incident

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — The Dayton Police Department have arrested an alleged suspect following an incident that left one person dead.

2 NEWS previously reported on the incident last Friday, Aug. 9 , when we learned that police, detectives and SWAT were in the area of Grand Avenue and Catalpa Drive on report of a shooting.

The Dayton Police Department told 2 NEWS that an arrest was made by detectives from the Homicide Unit as they took into custody a person alleged to be a suspect in the incident.

The department said that officers responded to reports of a person shot. On scene, officers located the individual and proceeded to administer first aid. The person was pronounced deceased at the scene. The individual was identified by the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office as Terry Whatley, 53.

An investigation commenced, revealing that an alleged suspect was inside of a residence. This is what initiated SWAT Team and Hostage Negotiations Team call outs.

Further investigation later revealed that no one was inside of the location in question. Detectives from the Homicide Unit were then called to the scene. The arrest was made on Wednesday, Aug. 14.

Anyone with any information related to this case is asked to call 937-333-1232 to speak to detectives. If you wish to remain anonymous you can do so through Crime Stoppers at 937-222-7867 or by submitting a tip on their website .

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