Judge issues verdict for man charged in connection of shooting, killing woman

DAYTON — A judge has issued a verdict for a man charged in connection to a shooting last February that left one dead and another injured.

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Steven Miller, 34, was found not guilty of two felony counts of murder and four counts of felonious assault but found guilty of having weapons while under disability, according to court documents.

As previously reported by News Center 7, Dayton officers responded on Feb. 22 to Kettering Health Dayton for reports of a person shot.

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When they arrived, they were told that two people in a vehicle arrived with the person shot.

The Montgomery County Coroner’s Office identified Dameka Ross, 22, as the person killed.

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Judge Steven Dankof presided over his bench trial that began on Sept. 30 after Miller previously waived his right to a jury.

He said in the verdict that, “the state has not established beyond a reasonable doubt that Defendant Steven Miller was the shooter,” court documents said.

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Miller remains in the Montgomery County Jail.

The judge has not scheduled his sentenced.

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