TROY — A 16-year-old boy is in critical condition after a shooting in a Troy neighborhood Tuesday night.
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Police said Tuesday that the boy, who is from Dayton, is in critical condition at Miami Valley Hospital.
The shooting was reported in the 500 block of Locust Lane just before 9 p.m.
Initial reports indicated that a male was found lying on the sidewalk with an apparent gunshot wound to the head.
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The man was flown to Miami Valley Hospital.
Police said investigators have executed several search warrants and conducted multiple interviews.
Two people of interest from Troy, one juvenile and one adult, are in custody on charges related to the investigation.
A woman who lives next door to where the oting was saw a car bull up and a kid standing next to it, but didn’t think much of it until moments later.
“I heard a pop sound like a firework or the exhaust from a car,” Cindy said.
Less than 20 minutes later, she saw police taping off the scene.
But what caught her attention was a teenager on the ground, shot.
“We were told to go back in. That they would get comments from us later. Wanting to know if we had Ring,” Cindy said.
She and others want answers.
“We had kids outside playing last night. There were young kids down the street playing outside. I mean, this has got to end,” Cindy said.
Nicole Hardin said seeing the police was shocking.
“I don’t want to live in fear like that there,” Hardin said.
Police said there is no current threat to the public.
We will continue to follow this story.
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