Arrest made in Austintown murder

AUSTINTOWN — The grandmother of a 22-year-old Army private killed earlier this month while at a Burkey Road home is relieved the man authorities believe is responsible is behind bars.

Police charged Donnie Reed. 49, of Burkey Road, with murder in the April 4 shooting death of Randy Davis, 22. Davis had lived on Mayfield Drive, Boardman, with his grandparents and with his mother on Oneta Avenue, Youngstown.

Police arrested Reed late Monday afternoon at a North Meridian Road business where he was working security, detectives Sgts. Doug Scharsu and Dan Kosco said.

“We’re very happy because my grandson is in the ground and this guy has been walking around in the sun and eating and drinking and having a good old time,” said Connie Zuccaro, Davis’s grandmother.

Kenneth Cardinal, an assistant Mahoning County prosecutor, said a gunshot residue test performed on Reed’s hands returned positive while no gunshot residue was found on Davis.

“That tells you who was holding the gun at the time it went off,” Cardinal said.

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