Man flown to hospital, SWAT called after reported shooting in Springfield

Premier Health's CareFlight medical helicopter landed and let the public up close for tours during the Middletown Division of Police National Night Out event Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022 at Smith Park. There were police k-9 and swat demonstrations, CareFlight helicopter, dunking booth, free food from Gold Star Chili and Kona Ice, bouncy houses, vendors and more. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

Credit: Nick Graham

Credit: Nick Graham

Premier Health's CareFlight medical helicopter landed and let the public up close for tours during the Middletown Division of Police National Night Out event Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022 at Smith Park. There were police k-9 and swat demonstrations, CareFlight helicopter, dunking booth, free food from Gold Star Chili and Kona Ice, bouncy houses, vendors and more. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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A man was flown to the hospital and SWAT was called after a reported shooting in Springfield Thursday afternoon.

According to Springfield police, at 6:10 p.m. a passer-by called 911 and said a man was shot in the face near the intersection of Tibbetts Avenue and Selma Road.

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Officers responded to the scene and found the man.

Police said the man was conscious and responsive, and was able to indicate where the shooting occurred, at a house in the 600 block of Selma Road.

The man was flown via medical helicopter to Miami Valley Hospital in unknown condition.

Police tried to call people out of the house, but nobody came out. SWAT was called to the scene, and they entered the house.

Springfield police said that there were a few people inside, and an unknown number of them were detained.

It is unclear whether one of them was the suspect in the shooting, police said.

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