Gunshot victim who crashes car in Dayton, dies of injuries ID’d

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A gunshot victim who crashed his car into a pole early Saturday in Dayton has died of his injuries.

The man was identified as 43-year-old Steve Dews by Montgomery County Coroner Dr. Kent Harshbarger.

Dayton police were dispatched just before 1:25 a.m. to a shots fired call in the area of Kammer Avenue and Winters Street. Officers found a man later identified as Dews inside his vehicle that crashed into a pole at Kammer and North Woodward avenues, said Dayton Police Sgt. Richard Taylor.

“The male had a gunshot wound and officers began performing life-saving measures,” Taylor said.

Dews was taken to Miami Valley Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. He was pronounced dead at 2 a.m., the coroner reported.

The Dayton Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating the shooting.

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