Terrance Charles, 36, was fatally shot in the early morning hours of July 24, 2026, in a parking lot in Harrison Township, a suburb of Dayton, Ohio. The shooting occurred near the Pregame Taphouse and Grille while that establishment was closed; first responders pronounced Charles dead at the scene and the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office identified him as the victim. Another person was also shot and taken to a local hospital in critical condition.

Known to family and friends as Doobie, Charles was a Dunbar High School graduate, a barber by trade, a devoted husband to Shadonna Battle-Charles and a father. An obituary described him as generous, outdoors-loving and fond of children; his family urged reflection on the consequences of violence. Montgomery County Sheriff’s deputies opened a homicide investigation, and the shooter reportedly fled before officers arrived. As of the latest reports there were no publicly announced suspects or arrests.

Did anyone in the area around Pregame Taphouse and Grille on July 24 see anything that could help the investigation?