Daniels was cutting the grass May 30, 2022, at a relative’s house in the 600 block of North Sherry Drive in Trotwood when Smith reportedly started an argument and then shot Daniels multiple times.
A 911 caller reported hearing arguing followed by four shots, according to Montgomery County Regional Dispatch Center records. The caller reported a man was on the ground and not moving.
Police identified Smith as a person of interest shortly after the shooting. He was charged in June 2022 in Montgomery County Municipal Court - Western Division with murder, felonious assault and weapons violations.
Smith stands 5 feet, 11 inches, weighs 220 pounds and has brown eyes and black hair, which he is known to wear long and routinely in a ponytail.
He was last known to live on Elmore Street in Trotwood and is known to use the names “Tay Smith,” “Tay” and “Taterhead.”
Smith has ties to or may visit Dayton and Springfield, as well as Detroit; Covington, Tennessee; Tampa, Florida; Philadelphia; and the Camden, New Jersey area and surrounding areas.
Trotwood police asaid Smith should be considered armed and dangerous. Anyone with information on the case or the whereabouts of Smith is urged to contact Miami Valley Crime Stoppers at www.crimestoppers.com or 937-222-STOP (7867).
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