8-year-old boy killed in Dayton shooting ID’d

A boy was reportedly in the 1800 block of Fieldstone Drive  around 10:15 p.m., Sunday June 19, 2023. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF

A boy was reportedly in the 1800 block of Fieldstone Drive around 10:15 p.m., Sunday June 19, 2023. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF

An 8-year-old boy and a woman who died following a shooting in Dayton Sunday have been identified.

Nolan Combs was pronounced dead at Dayton Children’s Hospital late Sunday, according to Montgomery County Coroner Dr. Kent Harshbarger. Melissa Hensley, 34, was pronounced dead at a Fieldstone Drive home.

The shooting was reported around 10:15 p.m. Sunday in the 1800 block of Fieldstone Drive when a Montgomery County sheriff’s deputy was flagged down, according to Dayton police.

Deputies and Dayton officers responded to the home and found a deceased person and another individual with an unknown life status, said Lt. Steven Bauer.

“Medics removed the individual in unknown life status to a local hospital where they were pronounced as deceased,” he added. “Dayton police homicide detectives responded to the scene to further the investigation.”

Dispatch logs indicated the boy was shot by a woman. He was then taken to the hospital.

Combs’ and Hensley’s cause and manner of death have not been determined.

It is not clear if Hensley was also shot.

We are working to learn more and will continue to update this story as information is released.

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