Victim ID’d after deadly shooting in Springfield

WHIO Staff
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A victim of a deadly overnight shooting in Springfield has been identified.

James Gilliam was found laying in the street of the 200 block of South Yellow Springs Street early Monday morning after being shot, according to Springfield Police.

Police went to the area after a neighbor called saying she heard four or five gunshots outside her house around 12:37 a.m.

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When officers arrived at the scene, they found that Gilliam was unresponsive and had multiple gunshot wounds.

An incident report from Springfield Police says Gilliam was taken to Springfield Regional Medical Center, where he later died.

Springfield Officers are investigating this shooting.

Further details have not been made available at this time.

We will update this story once we learn more.

EDITOR’S NOTE: A previous version of this story noted that the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigations (BCI) was involved in this investigation. Springfield Police have updated us and said BCI has not been involved with the investigation of this shooting.