‘Really concerning;’ Juveniles arrested with guns on the rise in Dayton, police say

There has been a 10 day stretch of violence involving young people with guns and young victims of gunfire.

As News Center 7 previously reported, seven people were shot during a drive-by shooting on Home Avenue.

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22-year-old Donna Zile and 18-year-old Jhakavion Casey were killed. Two 17-year-old females, two 18-year-old males, and a 20-year-old female were also injured in the shooting.

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Police suspect the people in the two SUVs that drove by and began firing are also very young.

News Center 7 obtained a Dayton police report which show an explosion of Juveniles, teens 17 and under, arrested with guns. The number rose from 24 in 2020 to 94 last year, the same pace of juveniles arrested so far this year.

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Police are worried about illegal guns at the pop-up parties they are trying to stop.

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