DAYTON — A quiet street on Queens Avenue turned into a scene of tragedy in the early hours of Tuesday when 33‑year‑old Jaime Dick was shot and killed inside a home just after 2 a.m. Police were called to the 4700 block of Queens Avenue after neighbors reported gunfire and a man screaming into a 911 phone that he had shot his girlfriend multiple times.
Officers rushed to the scene and found Dick suffering from several gunshot wounds. She was still alive when they arrived but was quickly taken to a nearby hospital. Medical staff fought to save her, but she later died from her injuries. Emergency crews and detectives remained tight‑lipped through the night as relatives and neighbors gathered across the street in disbelief.
At the scene, officers detained a 35‑year‑old man who police later confirmed had been in a domestic relationship with Dick. Investigators began the painstaking job of collecting evidence while other officers comforted stunned neighbors who said they had heard arguments from the house in the weeks before. Friends described Dick as kind‑hearted and full of life, someone who cared deeply for her family and had big dreams that now will go unrealized.
Police say the case remains under investigation as detectives interview witnesses and comb through phone records and forensic clues. They urged anyone with information to come forward to help build the full picture of what unfolded that morning. For now, the loss of Dick has left a tight‑knit community questioning how a promising life ended in such sudden violence.
Behind the yellow tape, neighbors lit candles and left flowers later in the day, each message on a card simple and aching: “Rest in peace, Jaime.”
