The suspect was booked on a preliminary count of murder, Miamisburg police Chief Mike Brem said.
The Dayton Daily News typically does not identify suspects prior to formal charges being filed.
A couple walking down the street near South Elm Street and West Blossom Hill Road saw the suspect and called police, Brem said.
“They saw the post on social media, saw that it was him and called us for help,” he said. “We can’t thank them enough for being willing to communicate that to us.”
At 9:27 p.m. Wednesday police responded a reported shooting in the 700 block of Golden Arrow Court.
Officers arrived and found 52-year-old Leslie Ross dead with multiple gunshot wounds, Brem said.
The suspect and Ross had a fight inside the home prior to the shooting, he added.
They met each other recently and the suspect reportedly brought Ross to the house. However, how they became acquainted is not clear.
Ross was a Dayton resident, and the suspect has lived in Indiana and other states, the chief said. While they were staying at the house, they were not residents.
The suspect fled the scene with a handgun before police arrived. Investigators interviewed two witnesses, including a resident who was arrested for an unrelated felony drug warrant.
Police have a history with the home, but it’s not clear if that history is related to the homicide, Brem said.
The Tactical Crime Suppression Unit, Ohio State Highway Patrol avian unit, Miamisburg and Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office canine units, Miami Valley Fire District and West Carrollton Fire Department all assisted in the arrest.
“When I say it took everyone, it literally did,” Brem said. “Miamisburg and the surrounding community made this horrible incident come to a peaceful resolution.”
The chief asked anyone in the Sherwood Forest neighborhood in West Carrollton and Miamisburg to keep an eye out for anything suspicious, such as a backpack or clothing.
The gun used in the shooting has not been recovered, and investigators are working to gather more evidence.
People can call Miamisburg police at 937-847-6600 if they have any information on the shooting.
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