Man charged after reportedly firing shots while trying to break into ex’s Dayton house

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A 24-year-old man is accused of firing multiple shots into his ex-girlfriend’s house during a break-in attempt over the weekend in Dayton.

J’veon Jamell Grooms is facing one count each of felonious assault, strangulation and improperly discharging a firearm at or into a habitation and a misdemeanor domestic violence charge, according to Dayton Municipal Court records.

Dayton police responded to reports of a burglary in progress around 5:45 am. Sunday in the 300 block of Kenilworth Avenue.

Police spoke to a woman who said her ex-boyfriend, identified as Grooms, choked her a few days earlier, on Nov. 14, according to an affidavit.

“Grooms became angry with her and forced her onto the bed by her throat,” an affidavit read. “He then squeezed her neck to the point that she could not breathe and also left bruising on her neck.”

Grooms reportedly returned on Sunday and tried to force his way into her home.

He fired eight shots from a handgun into the bathroom window and then fled, according to court records.

A warrant was issued for his arrest.

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