SPRINGFIELD — A 911 call reveals new details about a shooting near a Family Dollar in Springfield on Wednesday.
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As reported on News Center 7 at 11:00, Springfield police were called to the Family Dollar at 2129 E Main Street for reports of a man shot around 5 p.m.
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“Help please... send someone to East Main. I just got shot,” the 911 caller said.
Dispatchers tried to get more information on what happened, while crews were on their way.
“Where in your body have you been shot?” the dispatcher asked.
“I’ve been shot. I don’t know. I can’t feel my leg,” the caller said.
A witness’s voice comes on the call and tells dispatch what they saw.
“I was standing outside Burger King, and I heard something, and I seen him fall out the car… he fell out of his car,” the witness said.
They continue to help the man, telling dispatch where they believe the bleeding is coming from.
“He’s shot in his stomach,” the witness said.
The 911 call indicates a firearm was on scene and someone moved it into a car.
When officers arrived on scene, they found a man in his 20s who had been shot multiple times, according to a Springfield police lieutenant.
The man was taken to Springfield Regional Medical Center. CareFlight then transported him to Miami Valley Hospital.
News Center 7 talked to a Springfield resident about what happened Wednesday evening.
“It’s just Springfield. It’s just, it’s really normal, really, honestly, just got to kind of stay out the way, stick to yourself, and stay home,” Jeremy Crable said.
Crable said he tries to not let the crime and violence get to him.
“Try not to let anything going on outside here really affect your life, or you’ll just be scared your whole life,” he said.
News Center 7 has reached out to Springfield police for more information on this shooting but has not heard back.
We will continue to follow this story.
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