A man who was shot during an attempted robbery at a Dayton Dollar General store has been identified. According to Montgomery County Coroner Kent Harshbarger, 23 year old Roosevelt Rappley died at around 6:27 p.m. Manner and cause of death have yet to be determined.
According to reports, the incident began at around 6:20 p.m. when a man believed to be in his 20s walked into the 2228 North Gettysburg Avenue Dollar General with a gun. When the suspect demanded money, a clerk pulled out a gun and shot the suspect. The suspect walked out of the store and collapsed outside the front doors. He was later identified as Rappley.
According to Lt. Jason Hall, police were familiar with Rappley. He stated: “The deceased did have a pending weapons charge that was waiting to move forward. Right now we are looking into the possibility of this individual may have been involved in several other commercial robberies.”
According to witnesses, a person had walked into the store, brandished a handgun, and demanded money from the register. An armed employee, who was not working the register, confronted Rappley. Witnesses stated that Rappley pointed the gun at employees. In a 911 call, a man told police dispatchers that a man with a gun had attempted to rob him at the store.
