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New details, photos released after 1 shot, killed by Dayton police

DAYTON — Dayton police have released new details after an officer-involved shooting Saturday night.

We are working to gather more information and will have the latest today on News Center 7 at 6 and 11.

>> PHOTOS: Officers shoot, kill male believed to be armed in Dayton

As reported Saturday on News Center 7 at 11, Dayton Police officers responded to address a “vacant house/block party issue in the middle of the street in the 500 block of Negley Place, according to a statement posted on social media.

They arrived at the scene around 8 p.m. on Saturday.

When officers approached, an individual allegedly had a gun.

>> 1 person shot, killed after allegedly pointing gun at Dayton police

Dayton Police Chief Kamran Afzal told News Center 7′s Malik Patterson that a male ran from officers, then turned around and allegedly pointed a gun at them.

Two officers fired their guns at the male, the department said.

They began “rendering medical aid” to the individual. Medics transported the person to the hospital where the individual died.

In an update Sunday afternoon, Dayton police provided photos of the gun that was recovered.

“The gun the individual possessed was a Glock 17, with a loaded 30 round magazine,” the police department said in a social media post.

>>RELATED: Dayton NAACP calls for body cam video released after 1 shot, killed by police

The Dayton Unit of the NAACP released a statement following Saturday’s shooting and said the person who died was a teenager.

The Dayton Branch NAACP is aware and has been on-site interviewing witnesses of this officer-involved shooting that has led to the death of a teenager in Dayton, Ohio. We will conduct a thorough investigation of this case in the days ahead and request body cam footage to see where the evidence leads us to determine the truth in this case. Our hearts go out to the family of the deceased.

News Center 7 is working to confirm both the age and name of the person killed in Saturday’s shooting.

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The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office is handling the criminal investigation and the Dayton Police Professional Standards Bureau will conduct a separate administrative investigation.

More updates are expected on Monday.

We will continue to follow this story.

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