Man killed in Kettering deadly shooting ID’d

Kettering police are investigating a deadly shooting Friday, May 10, 2024, following a report that a son shot his father at a house in the 2700 block of Haig Avenue. JEN BALDUF/STAFF

Kettering police are investigating a deadly shooting Friday, May 10, 2024, following a report that a son shot his father at a house in the 2700 block of Haig Avenue. JEN BALDUF/STAFF

A man who was killed in a shooting at a Kettering house Friday afternoon has been identified.

Leo August, 67, was pronounced dead at the Haig Avenue home, according to Montgomery County Coroner Dr. Kent Harshbarger.

His death remains under investigation by Kettering police.

Justin August

Credit: Montgomery County Jail

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Credit: Montgomery County Jail

Justin S. August, 35, of Kettering is facing two counts each of murder and felonious assault, according to Kettering Municipal Court records. His bond was set at $1 million during a video arraignment Monday.

Justin August did not enter a plea to the charges. His next hearing is scheduled for May 20.

He was arrested Friday after police responded around 3:30 p.m. to a house in the 2700 block of Haig Avenue on a report of a shooting.

Initial reports indicated a son shot his father.

Justin August is accused of firing two different firearms at Leo August, causing his death, according to court documents.

The Haig Avenue shooting happened just hours after developments in another father-son case in Kettering. In the other case, Edgar S. Keiter Jr. was indicted on tampering and abuse of a corpse charges related to the death of his father, 75-year-old Edgar S. Keiter Sr. of Croftshire Drive in Kettering. Keiter does not face homicide charges in that case.

There is no indication the cases are related.

Kettering police are investigating a deadly shooting reported Friday, May 10, 2024, in the 2700 block of Haig Avenue. JEN BALDUF/STAFF

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