Jeffery Williams Jr., 31, was fatally shot in Dayton in the early hours of New Year’s Day. The shooting occurred around 3 a.m. on January 1, 2026, near a bar on North Gettysburg Avenue. First responders located Williams at a separate address on Fairport Avenue; he was transported to a hospital and pronounced dead.

Dayton Police Homicide Unit is investigating. Authorities arrested 26-year-old D’Erick Waller on a charge of tampering with evidence; police say Waller drove a vehicle to the scene and left after the shooting and that the vehicle is missing. A high bond was set for Waller. Funeral services for Williams Jr. were held January 13, 2026, at the Donald Jordan Memorial Chapel with burial at West Memory Gardens.

What did anyone in the area see or hear around North Gettysburg Avenue that night?