Fight over gas money leads to deadly shooting, police say

DAYTON — A man is dead after a shooting at a Dayton gas station on Thursday.

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As reported on News Center 7 at 5, Dayton Police officers responded around 2:05 a.m. to the 100 block of James H. McGee Blvd on initial reports of a shooting.

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In a 911 call a man who claims to be the shooter shares what happened.

“Somebody just tried to rob me. I try to be nice and give him a ride,” the man tells dispatchers.

Maj. Brian Johns with Dayton Police Department said it all started with a driver of a vehicle allowing a person to get inside his car to get out of the rain.

The man then asks the driver for a ride home, to which the driver said he would if the man pays him gas money, Johns said.

That sparked a fight that turned deadly.

“The person actually loitering in the parking lot began to assault the driver of the car, the driver then grabbed a gun and shot the person,” Johns said.

Police said the alleged shooter was not arrested.

The identity of the man killed has not been released at this time.

We will continue to follow this story.

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