On August 18, 2024, Raheem Smith, 43, was shot and killed at a Shell gas station in the 4100 block of West Third Street in Dayton, Ohio. Police say an altercation between two men near the pumps escalated and both drew firearms; they exchanged gunfire. Smith was critically wounded, taken to a local hospital, and later pronounced dead by the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office.

A 39-year-old woman at the scene was grazed by a bullet and suffered minor injuries. Officers detained a person of interest quickly, and a 41-year-old man was arrested on weapons under disability charges. The Dayton Police Homicide Unit is leading the investigation and will consult the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office about possible additional charges.

If anyone has information about the shooting at West Third Street or witnessed the confrontation near the gas pumps, please come forward to assist the investigation.