Indictment: Dayton man shot, killed cousin over purchase of alcohol

Perry Maurice Thompson

Credit: MONTGOMERY COUNTY JAIL

Credit: MONTGOMERY COUNTY JAIL

Perry Maurice Thompson

A 25-year-old Dayton man was indicted on murder charges in the shooting death of his cousin following an argument over the purchase of alcohol.

Perry Maurice Rolandus Thompson Jr. is facing two counts of murder, two counts of felonious assault and one count of having a weapon while under disability, according to the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office.

Police responded Aug. 9 to a shooting at an apartment in the 1000 block of Salem Avenue in Dayton.

Kyron Cannady, 24, was shot multiple times during an argument, Dayton police Lt. Jason Hall said.

“It was actually over the purchase of a bottle of alcohol,” Hall said. “This altercation escalated into a physical fight and unfortunately gunfire, resulting in the death of the victim.”

Cannady was taken to a local hospital, where he later died from injuries.

Witnesses identified Thompson as the shooter, according to the prosecutor’s office.

He was arrested by U.S. Marshals and Dayton police a few weeks after the shooting.

Thompson is being held on a $1 million bond in the Montgomery County Jail. He is scheduled to be arraigned Nov. 17 in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court.

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