Gary Lamar Tisdale, a 38-year-old man from Dayton, Ohio, was killed on March 26, 2016, after a violent confrontation earlier that day. The altercation involved Michael J. Martin, 58, also of Dayton. According to reports, Martin was sitting in his vehicle when he fired multiple shots at Tisdale through an open sunroof. Tisdale tried to drive away but was struck again; his car left the road and hit a tree on James H. McGee Boulevard. Emergency crews pronounced Tisdale dead at the scene.

Martin was arrested and charged with murder, felonious assault, and related counts. At trial he asserted self-defense under Ohio’s Castle Doctrine, including a claim that a vehicle can be treated as property for that purpose. The jury rejected that defense and found him guilty on all counts; he was sentenced to 30 years to life and ordered to pay restitution to Tisdale’s family.

Tisdale was born April 24, 1977, in Lima, Ohio, and is remembered by family and friends. Does anyone have information about the events that led up to the confrontation on March 26, 2016?