On the afternoon of July 15, 2026, 47-year-old Luke Frederick Hollifield of Park Layne was shot and killed after a road rage dispute in New Carlisle, Ohio. The shooting occurred about 3:20 p.m. on Ohio 235 at Gerlaugh Road in front of a Casey’s gas station. Hollifield had been in a vehicle with his wife when another car began driving aggressively and motioned for them to pull over; Hollifield got out to confront the other driver and was shot in the chest. Medics attempted lifesaving measures but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities say the suspects fled in an orange Jeep that was later tracked to Dayton. One suspect, Semaj Mack, was arrested at gunpoint by Dayton police; the other, Damian Debose, turned himself in to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office. A Clark County grand jury indicted both men on charges including murder, felony murder, felonious assault, firing on a roadway, and firing into a habitation.

Hollifield is remembered as a husband and father of three who enjoyed the outdoors and working on engines. If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about the events leading up to it, please share what is known.