Man accused of shooting, killing burglary suspect at cell phone store facing murder charges

HARRISON TWP. — A man accused of shooting and killing a suspect in an burglary at a local cellphone store is facing murder charges.

Mahmoud Abdellatif, 20, of Dayton, was indicted by a Montgomery County grand jury Friday on two counts of murder, two counts of felonious assault, one count of reckless homicide, and one count of discharge of a firearm on or near a prohibited premises. The grand jury ignored a voluntary manslaughter charge, according to Montgomery County Common Pleas Court records.

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Abdellatif is accused of shooting and killing Larry Swain, 36, of Troy, in January, a spokesperson for the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office confirmed.

Montgomery County Sheriff’s deputies were called out to reports of a shooting at the Boost Mobile store in the 3800 block of North Dixie Drive in the overnight hours on Jan. 10.

According to the sheriff’s office, the investigation showed Swain and a juvenile female were breaking into the business.

Abdellatif told deputies that he lived upstairs over the store, which was his family’s owned business. He said he heard noises from the store and went downstairs with a handgun.

When he was outside of the front of the business, he said he saw Swain inside the store. He then fired multiple shots through the front window, hitting Swain multiple times, according to the prosecutor’s office.

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Swain and his teen family member drove to a residence in Dayton where he was transported to a local hospital. He later died as a result of his injuries.

Abdellatif was arrested and booked into the Montgomery County Jail Friday afternoon. He’s scheduled to appear in court on Sept. 21.

We’ve asked the prosecutor’s office what about this case led to the charges against Abdellatif. We’re awaiting a response.

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