Multiple police departments respond to UD campus Saturday

Multiple police departments responded to the University of Dayton campus Saturday evening on the report of shots fired in the area of Jasper Street. Brown Street was temporarily closed while officers investigated. The university gave an all-clear and Brown Street reopened around 11:30 p.m. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF

Multiple police departments responded to the University of Dayton campus Saturday evening on the report of shots fired in the area of Jasper Street. Brown Street was temporarily closed while officers investigated. The university gave an all-clear and Brown Street reopened around 11:30 p.m. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF
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As crowds of people celebrated St. Patrick’s Day on the University of Dayton campus, a large police presence was on scene investigating a report of shots fired in the area of Jasper Street.

Police from multiple departments, including the city of Dayton, University of Dayton, and the city of Springboro, responded to the incident.

Dayton police officers and officers from other departments disperse crowds in the area of Brown and Stewart Streets near the UD campus Saturday, March 8, 2025. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF

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Brown Street was temporarily closed and students were urged to avoid the area while officers investigated, according to a post on the UD Facebook page.

Police gave an all-clear around 11:30 p.m., and Brown Street was reopened.

This story will be updated as additional information about the incident, including any injuries or arrests, becomes available.

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