Ty-Ron Perry Jr., 16, was shot and killed inside a home in the 900 block of East Dewey Avenue on Youngstown’s South Side in the early morning hours of May 27, 2026. Police were called shortly before 2 a.m. after a man reported his son had been shot multiple times. Officers found Ty-Ron on the kitchen floor; he was taken to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital and pronounced dead from a gunshot wound.

The Mahoning County Coroner’s Office and Youngstown Police Department handled the investigation; an autopsy was performed by the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office. Obituaries identify him also as Ty’Ron Rodney Perry Jr., known as Boogie, connected to Akron and remembered for a crooked smile, freckles and orange tangled curls. A 22-year-old, Darius Smith, was arrested and charged with murder; Judge Renee DiSalvo set bond at $1 million and a preliminary hearing was expected on June 5, 2026.

If anyone knew Ty-Ron or saw activity near East Dewey Avenue that night, please share what you know.