“He came out the bedroom, he shot my dude and I knocked him out,” the caller told dispatch. “He’s still in there. I got his gun.”
Medics from the Dayton Fire Department transported the shooting victim to Miami Valley Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Montgomery County Coroner Dr. Kent Harshbarger identified him as 43-year-old Donavan Sampson.
The caller told dispatch he didn’t know what caused the shooting and that they were hanging out when the suspect, later identified Michael David Krieger, came out of his bedroom with the gun.
Credit: Montgomery County Jail
Credit: Montgomery County Jail
Krieger is facing two counts each of murder and felonious assault and one count of having weapons while under disability, according to Dayton Municipal Court records.
Krieger was admitted to the hospital for jaw surgery and has a guard with him until he is discharged.
According to an affidavit, the trio were hanging out in Krieger’s living room and drinking when Krieger left the room.
“Krieger walks back into the living room and walks up to Sampson putting a gun into his chest and pulls the trigger, shooting Sampson one time in the chest,” the affidavit read.
Police found Sampson sitting on the couch with a gunshot wound to his chest.
A dispatch log indicated the 911 caller walked in and saw a person being strangled and the caller shot the reported attacker. Court records made no indication of anyone being strangled and did not mention anyone being shot other than the deceased.
We have reached out to Dayton police for more information and will update this story as information is available.
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