Body cam footage shows officers respond to shots fired investigation in Oregon District

Dayton police arrested three men in connection to a shots fired investigation at the Oregon District early Saturday morning.

Around 1:45 a.m., officers on “proactive patrol” heard gunshots in the Oregon District.

An officer went to the parking lot off Fifth Street and saw an individual with a handgun.

According to a previous News Center 7 report, the officer issued a county-wide call for backup, or a Signal 99, while chasing a man who witnesses said fired a gun into the air.

The man then got into a car and sped away. Other officers saw the car and began a pursuit.

New video obtained by News Center 7 shows what happened before the chase began.

Dayton police say one of their officers, whose body camera video News Center 7 obtained, was on foot in the Oregon District and also heard the shots.

A police report said that the officer saw a man with a gun in his hand in a car.

A dispatcher asked that officer to read the vehicle’s license plate numbers, and the driver saw an opening.

Moments later, the car shot past another cruiser, picking up speed.

The officers in the Oregon District parking lot soon learned that no one had been hit by gunfire.

Police said that’s when they called off the chase, in accordance with their policy.

Dayton police turned off, but were notified moments later by Moraine police that the vehicle stopped, and three men jumped out and ran. Officers from Dayton then went and helped track down all three.