“This is the Red Roof Inn. I have shots fired and I believe I have an individual down,” a motel worker told dispatchers. “I need an ambulance.”
The worker didn’t see the shooter, but reported that a car sped out of the parking. lot.
“I couldn’t really get a good look at it because it had the lights off and it was dark colored,” he said.
Initial reports indicated the car was a red Chevrolet Impala with circular headlights and that it was last seen headed south on Miller Lane.
A woman who called 911 said she didn’t see the shooting, but went outside after hearing three shots fired.
“I just came outside and a dude just got shot like three times,” she said. “Yes, I heard the shots. Pow pow pow.”
The woman said a man was laying on his side in the parking lot and that it wasn’t clear whether he was breathing.
The gunshot victim later was identified as 19-year-old Jermaine Lewis of Dayton.
Both callers told 911 dispatcher that they didn’t see what led to the shooting.
Police are continuing to investigate the shooting.
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