Larry Harris, 32, was found inside a car with a gunshot wound to the head on the evening of July 31, 2025, after multiple 911 callers reported hearing six to eight shots near the 500 block of East Fourth Street in downtown Dayton. Officers and medics arrived about 7:10 p.m.; Harris was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead. The Montgomery County Coroner’s Office later confirmed his identity.

The shooting happened on East Fourth near Wayne Avenue, an area by apartments often associated with the city’s Oregon District. Early dispatch audio described a vehicle left with its doors open and a victim who didn’t look alive; homicide detectives examined the parked car and processed evidence into the night. The Dayton Police Homicide Unit opened a case and asked for information, and by the following day there were no public announcements of an arrest or identified suspect.

If anyone heard or saw activity near East Fourth Street and Wayne Avenue on the evening of July 31, 2025, or has information about the parked vehicle, please contact the Dayton Police Homicide Unit.