On January 26, 2022, 35-year-old Lyft driver Brandon Cooper of Beavercreek, Ohio, was shot and killed while working a pre-dawn ride in Dayton. He was married to Brittney Cooper and the only child of Michelle Cooper; he drove for Lyft to support his career as a game designer and his wife’s photography business.

The case drew intense community attention and the family described their devastation at his loss.

Brandon is remembered by family and friends as caring and compassionate, someone who went out of his way to help others. If anyone has information about the events of January 26, 2022, or saw anything relevant that morning in Dayton, please come forward.