Layton James Dean White, 29, of Union City, Indiana, died on December 19, 2021, in Gettysburg, Ohio. Born October 26, 1992, in Bradenton, Florida, he was a 2012 graduate of Tri Village High School and worked as a lead supervisor at Fort Recovery Industries. Family and friends described him as someone who loved the outdoors, fishing, and riding dirt bikes, and who had a contagious laugh and a silly, goofy personality.

Witnesses reported that Layton was shot during a confrontation with 24-year-old Eric J. Martin of Dayton, Ohio. Martin fled the scene but was apprehended a few hours later in Troy, Ohio and charged with murder; he was held on a $150,000 bond at his initial court appearance amid concerns about a history of fleeing. The Darke County Sheriff’s Office investigated the incident.

If anyone knew Layton or saw what happened in Gettysburg on December 19, 2021, please share information that could help fill in the timeline.