Man charged with murder in December fatal shooting now in custody

Tyray Lynn Ward

Credit: Montgomery County Jail

Credit: Montgomery County Jail

Tyray Lynn Ward

A man sought by police on charges of murder in the death of a Dayton man is in the Montgomery County Jail.

Tyray Ward, 26, is accused of murder and felonious assault in the death of 41-year-old Austin Newell, who was shot and killed Dec. 11, 2020, in the 1100 block of Leo Street in Dayton.

According to court documents, just before 11:30 p.m. Dec. 11, police responded to the 1100 block of Leo Street on a report of a man lying in the street. On arrival, police found Newell, who had been shot.

Through surveillance video, police found that a man, later identified as Ward, shot into the vehicle multiple times. Ward then fled the scene in a Dodge Charger, police said.

Newell was a passenger in the vehicle and fell out into the street. He was pronounced dead the same night.

Ward was booked into the Montgomery County Jail on Monday at around 4 p.m., according to jail records, and is due in court today at 1:45 p.m.

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