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UPDATE: Domestic feud leaves 1 dead, multiple people injured after shooting at Moraine DMAX plant

Picture of first responders in front of the DMAX plant in Moraine at around 11:15 pm on Thursday, May 18
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Picture of first responders in front of the DMAX plant in Moraine at around 11:15 pm on Thursday, May 18

Police have given an update on the shooting that left one person dead and others injured at the DMAX engine plant in Moraine, Ohio last night.

Here's what we know right now:

  • At approximately 9 p.m., a domestic feud between two male employees over a female employee led to the shooting at the DMAX plant on 3100 Dryden Road, resulting in the death of 28-year-old employee Jeffrey James Allen III at the scene.
  • The suspect, who remains unnamed and hasn't been charged, is in stable condition at Kettering Health's Main Campus Hospital after a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Authorities will search his home today.
  • Another DMAX employee, who was likely not involved in the feud, was shot and is currently being treated for non-life threatening injuries at the same hospital as the suspect. The Dayton Daily News is reporting that employee is a man and was shot in the foot.
  • The woman involved in the feud was at the plant during the shooting but wasn't injured
  • Authorities state that other employees sustained injuries caused by the chaos that ensued during the evacuation of hundreds of people from the plant.

Close to 800 employees work in the factory, building Duramax diesel engines for heavy-duty GMC Sierra pickup trucks, Chevrolet Silverado Heavy Duty trucks as well as military and marine vehicles.

Police say the suspect fired at least a dozen rounds from a semi-automatic handgun Thursday night. By the time Moraine Police arrived, he had shot himself and was incapacitated.

Moraine Police Sgt. and Public Information Officer Andy Parish speaks to the media the morning of Friday, May 19
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Moraine Police Sgt. and Public Information Officer Andy Parish speaks to the media the morning of Friday, May 19

Moraine Police Sergeant and Public Information Officer Andy Parish says the responding officers are trained on how to deal with an active shooter.

“We go through active shooter training on a yearly basis, and that's always ever evolving because of the different scenarios and incidents that we see carried out," Sergeant Parish stated.

The DMAX facility remains closed indefinitely pending an investigation.

Chris Welter is a reporter and corps member with Report for America, a national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms.

Updated: May 19, 2023 at 1:50 PM EDT
Police have given an update on the shooting that left one person dead and others injured at the DMAX engine plant in Moraine, Ohio.
Chris Welter is the Managing Editor at The Eichelberger Center for Community Voices at WYSO. Chris got his start in radio in 2017 when he completed a six-month training at the Center for Community Voices. Most recently, he worked as a substitute host and the Environment Reporter at WYSO.