Man facing murder charges in Trotwood shooting

TROTWOOD — A 64-year-old man was indicted on murder charges in a deadly shooting at a Trotwood home earlier this month.

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Randall Aniton, of Trotwood, is facing two counts of murder and two counts of felonious assault in the death of 53-year-old Myron Taylor, according to the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office.

All charges include three-year firearm specifications.

On Dec. 21, Trotwood police responded to a Northford Road home on a reported shooting.

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Once they arrived, Aniton told officers that he shot Taylor, according to the prosecutor’s office.

He reported the incident as a home invasion and told 911 dispatchers that he had shot an intruder.

Aniton was put in a police cruiser as officers found Taylor, who was shot twice.

An investigation reportedly revealed that the shooting happened after a brief altercation.

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There was no indication that the shooting was in self-defense, according to the prosecutor’s office.

Aniton is being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $1 million bond.

He is scheduled to appear in court Jan. 7.