“Officers heard a succession of gunshots and believed the suspect had retreated back inside of his residence,” said Dayton police Lt. Jason Hall in a statement released Wednesday afternoon.
“The initial investigation reveals that this violence likely stemmed from an ongoing dispute between the suspect and his neighbors,” Hall said.
Officers asked neighbors to shelter in their homes and in some cases to evacuate homes.
After repeated attempts to make contact with the suspect, who was not named, the special weapons and tactics team and hostage negotiation team were called to the scene.
On social media, Dayton police said that parts of Demphle Avenue and Nassau Street were closed due to the police presence there.
#ALERT - Part of Demphle Ave. from Dover St. to St. Paul Ave. and Nassau St. from Harper St. to Wyoming St. are shut down to both foot traffic & vehicle traffic due to an ongoing police investigation. We are asking people to avoid the area for their safety.
— Dayton Police Dept. (@DaytonPolice) April 14, 2021
Later, police discovered the suspect was not inside the residence.
Patrol officers found the suspect around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the 1000 block of West Third Street and took him into custody, Hall said. The man’s relative also was taken into custody on charges not directly related to the Demphle Avenue situation, Hall said.
Credit: Montgomery County Jail
Credit: Montgomery County Jail
Although police did not identify either man, Damon Bryce Smith, 46, who lives at the Demphle Avenue home at center of the Wednesday night police response, was arrested around 10:30 a.m. in the 1100 block of West Third Street. He was booked into the Montgomery County Jail on a preliminary charge of felonious assault and also was booked on three misdemeanor charges in a separate case.
Credit: Montgomery County Jail
Credit: Montgomery County Jail
Brice Jerome Smith, 20, also was arrested at that time in the 1000 block of West Third Street. He was booked into the Montgomery County Jail on suspicion of failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer, jail records show.
The incident remains under investigation and the case will be presented to the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office for consideration of charges, Hall said.
