‘Thought it was a war zone’ Neighbors shocked to learn man shot, killed by police near Dayton park

People are shocked after learning a man was shot and killed by police in Dayton Saturday morning.

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As reported on News Center 7 at 11:00, Dayton police responded to the 1200 block of Rosedale Drive, near Princeton Park, on reports of a mental health call around 8:30 a.m.

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According to a spokesperson with Dayton police , the caller told dispatchers that a man threatened to kill her.

When police arrived on scene, the man returned to the area with a gun and got into a car. Officers then issued a countywide call for assistance, or a Signal 99.

Police spent at least 25 minutes trying to de-escalate the situation until the man allegedly “brandished his weapon” at officers, according to Dayton Police Major Paul Saunders.

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