Springfield Man Arrested After Standoff, Murder
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Channel: Dayton 24/7 Now · 2012 · News & Politics
SPRINGFIELD -- A man wanted for murder was arrested after a three-hour stand-off. Officers with the Special Operation Team had a home surrounded Tuesday afternoon on East Street and eventually went in and found Laune P. Dozier Jr. hiding under a pile of clothes.Dozier was arrested on suspicion of murder. Police said Dozier stabbed a man early Tuesday morning on Lincoln Park Circle. That man died at the hospital.Police wont elaborate on a motive for the killing, but neighbors tell ABC 22/FOX 45 it was over a fight with Dozier's girlfriend."I'm happy they caught him." Mika Fultz told reporter Chelby Kosto.Fultz lives across the street from where the stabbing occurred."That's what he gets, he deserves that." She saidPolice are not releasing the name of the stabbing victim until all his family has been notified.Dozier remains locked up in the Clark County Jail.Earlier coverage:SPRINGFIELD -- The standoff between a Springfield man and a SWAT team ended Tuesday afternoon and now police are saying the man involved is the suspect in a fatal stabbing Tuesday morning.The standoff began when police surrounded a home at East and Essex streets in Springfield. After a couple of hours, they fired eight to 10 rounds of tear gas into the residence. They eventually arrested Laune P. Dozier, Jr.A neighbor said the stabbing happened about 8:30 a.m. on Lincoln Park Circle and was over a girlfriend.Our reporter on the scene is working to get more details confirmed about this developing story. Check back here and watch ABC 22 News at 6 and Fox 45 at 6:30 tonight for all the latest.Earlier coverage:SPRINGFIELD -- The SWAT team has surrounded a home in Springfield. Springfield police officers are also on the scene.The house is on East Street, which is now closed to traffic at Essex Street. Police will not comment on why the SWAT team was called out.
