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Police ID 18-year-old driver shot dead

PD: 1 person dead in Hamilton shooting
Posted at 7:48 AM, Mar 11, 2016
and last updated 2016-03-11 17:49:16-05

HAMILTON, Ohio -- A man is dead after an early morning shooting in the 300 block of Charles Street, the Hamilton Police Department said. 

A car hit the front of a home at about 6 a.m. No one was home at the time of the crash, but police said a man was found inside the running car, slumped over the steering wheel and bleeding.

The victim suffered multiple gunshot wounds, police said.

Police identified the victim as Jaylon Alexander Knight, 18, of Fairfield.

The investigation is ongoing.

Police said a reward would be offered for information. They asked anyone with information to call the Hamilton Police Department Investigations Division at 513-868-5811, ext. 2002.

WCPO will have more information as it becomes available.