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Man indicted on charges connected to barbershop shooting in Dayton

DAYTON — A Dayton man has been indicted on charges after police said he fired 14 shots at a man while he was getting his haircut at a barbershop on Salem Avenue Thursday.

Deelaquan Smith, 20, is charged with two courts of felonious assault for the shooting at FamFirst barbershop at 3137 Salem Ave. around 1:20 p.m.

According to the victim, he was getting a haircut when Smith “came in the barber shop and shot him in the leg.”

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The victim said he returned fire and hit Smith.

“Smith enters the barbershop with (an) AK47 style rifle under a hooded sweat shirt,” court records read, referring to video police obtained from the business. “Smith took the hooded sweat shirt off the rifle and pointed it at (the victim).”

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Police said the victim was sitting in a barber chair about 10 feet from Smith with the gunfire happened.

After the shooting Smith ran off, but was eventually arrested. He’s currently in the Montgomery County Jail.

Smith pleaded not guilty to the charges Oct. 25 and was appointed a public defender. His bond was set at $50,000.

Smith is scheduled to be arraigned on Nov. 16, 2021.

Police had initially responded to the shooting after getting reports of two vehicles shooting at each other.

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