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Nolan Mason Combs

Case from Dayton, OH dated Jun 18, 2023

Victim Details

Nolan Mason Combs

Male

White / Caucasian

Dayton

OH

2023-06-18

8

Nolan

Mason Combs

Primary Suspect Deceased

06/30/2026

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On June 18, 2023, 8-year-old Nolan Mason Combs was found with a gunshot wound at his home on Fieldstone Drive in Dayton, Ohio. He was transported to Dayton Children's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His mother, 34-year-old Melissa Hensley, was also found deceased at the scene.

Preliminary autopsy reports from the Montgomery County Coroner's Office indicated that Hensley shot her son before turning the gun on herself. Dayton police investigated the incident as a murder-suicide. ...
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  • WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio: ‘This is a tragedy;’ Father of 8-year-old killed in shooting claims ex-wife shot their son
  • WRGT: Montgomery County coroner identifies 8-year-old victim of shooting
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