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Updated: 2:26 p.m. Friday, July 30, 2010 | Posted: 2:20 p.m. Friday, July 30, 2010

Police: One Man Shot 8 Times

DAYTON, Ohio —

Dayton police arrested a man who allegedly shot two people, one of them eight times.

The name of the suspect has not been released, but officers expect him to be charged with felonious assault.

Dozens of people called 9-1-1, after hearing gunshots in the Highland park area near St. Nicholas Ave. One man was shot 8 times.

Witnesses said a second victim was shot in the leg, but he left the scene in an SUV.

A woman named Angel said, "We've been trying to keep this area violence-free, drug-free. It's scary and bothers me a lot."

Police are not releasing the name of the man who was shot eight times. He was taken to Miami Valley Hospital and is expected to survive.

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