Dayton police issued several pleas to the public to help find Thompson, who they say shot his cousin, 24-year-old Kyron Cannady, multiple times during an Aug. 9 argument inside an apartment in the 1000 block of Salem Avenue in Dayton.
“It was actually over the purchase of a bottle of alcohol,” Dayton police Lt. Jason Hall said earlier. “This altercation escalated into a physical fight and unfortunately gunfire, resulting in the death of the victim.”
Thompson is facing two counts of murder, two counts of felonious assault and one count of having a weapon under disability for a prior conviction.
A woman, 20-year-old Tod’janaye Smith, was with him and was taken in for questioning in the case, police said.
Dayton police on Wednesday posted images of Smith and Thompson, who they believed to be together, on their Twitter account in hopes that someone would report their whereabouts.
#UPDATE #ARRESTED - Perry Thompson, who was wanted on an active warrant for murder was located & arrested this afternoon.
— Dayton Police Dept. (@DaytonPolice) August 20, 2020
Ms. Smith was with him & was taken in for questioning.
Thank you for your assistance in this case. pic.twitter.com/BZIA3akekg
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