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Person violating protection order found shot in Trotwood
TROTWOOD, Ohio (WDTN) – A Trotwood man was taken to the hospital after police found him with a gunshot wound Wednesday night.
The incident happened around 9:20 Wednesday night when Trotwood Police officers were called to the 5500 block of Autumn Leaf Drive for a person who had been shot.
When officers arrived, they found a victim lying in the front year of an apartment building with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. Police said in a release the victim was not being cooperative with officers.
The victim was taken to Miami Valley Hospital.
Trotwood Police detectives learned at the scene the victim had been violating a protection order and instigated the altercation. The victim has not been identified.
The incident remains under investigation.
Coroner identifies man killed after exchange of gunfire at Trotwood apartment
A Huber Heights man has been identified as the man shot and killed during an exchange of gunfire during a reported home invasion robbery in Trotwood Thursday.
Ritchie Moorefield, 26, was identified as the man shot and killed in the incident, Montgomery County Coroner Dr. Kent Harshbarger said in a media release.
Moorefield died from multiple gunshot wounds and his death was ruled a homicide, Harshbarger said.
Additional details were not available.
FIRST REPORT:
A man was killed after he fired shots at the resident of a house on Blairfield Place Thursday morning.
Trotwood police responded to the shooting around 1:45 a.m. in the 800 block of Blairfield.
“The scene investigation revealed the deceased male fired a gun at the resident. The resident returned fire, hitting the deceased multiple times,” Trotwood Sgt. Kim DeLong said in a statement.
Dispatch records indicated the homeowner reported shooting a suspect who broke into their apartment.