2nd teen indicted for murder in shooting outside Dayton rec center
Apr. 10—An 18-year-old from Dayton indicted Wednesday is the second teen facing murder charges for a January shooting outside the Greater Dayton Recreation Center.
Kyree Gerald Whitaker is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court for murder and three counts of complicity to commit aggravated robbery.
The gunshot victim, 20-year-old Isaiah Murray, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Montgomery County Coroner Dr. Kent Harshbarger.
Officers responded around 12:25 p.m. Jan. 12 to the rec center at 2100 W. Third St. on a report of a shooting that led the rec center and nearby Roosevelt Elementary School to go on lockdown as police searched for suspects.
Whitaker reportedly displayed a firearm during the robbery of three men, which led to Murray's death, according to an affidavit filed in Dayton Municipal Court.
"Mr. Whitaker conspired with several other people to set up and complete the robbery. During the robbery, Isaiah Murray was shot and killed as a proximate result," the affidavit stated.
William Lamont Brown Jr., 18, of Clayton was arraigned Thursday after a grand jury indicted him last week on the same charges.
Dayton police Maj. Brian Johns said previously that numerous shots were fired, including a round that hit a window at the rec center.
A 911 caller said he was pulling into the parking lot when he heard gunfire, according to Montgomery County Regional Dispatch Center records.
"There was just a shooting," the caller said. "Somebody definitely got shot. It looked like the guy shot him, he went down and then the guy shot him again."
Whitaker and Brown are held on $1 million bail in the Montgomery County Jail.
