Raymond McDaniel, also known as Byrd, was killed on May 4, 2009, in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. He was 28 years old at the time. The Dayton Police Department investigated the killing, but it remains unsolved and is listed among the Ohio Attorney General’s cold cases.

McDaniel’s death occurred during a period of elevated gang-related violence in Dayton. The Dayton View Hustlers are named as an active local gang exerting influence near the area where the homicide took place, and gang tensions and territorial disputes are described as contributing to many killings in the city around that time. Coordinated suppression efforts by the FBI and local agencies and a 2008 community initiative against gun violence are noted as responses to the broader surge in violence.

Anyone who knew McDaniel, his movements in Dayton, or has information about the circumstances of his death is asked to come forward.