Dayton man charged with murder in death of child’s mother

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A Dayton man is facing multiple counts of murder in connection to the fatal shooting of his child’s mother.

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Gregory Eugene Blanton, 33, of Dayton, was charged with three counts of murder, two counts of felonious assault and one count of endangering children in Dayton Municipal Court. He is accused of killing 32-year-old Krysten Connally Saturday morning outside a home on Hillpoint Lane in Dayton.

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He is incarcerated in the Montgomery County Jail and is due in court later today.

Dayton Police began their investigation when witnesses called police to alert them that the woman had been attacked. Police say the couple’s 4-year-old was in the immediate area where the mother was killed.

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The case is still under investigation.

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