On September 3, 2023, 22-year-old Gary Thomas Bailey of Dayton, Ohio, was shot and killed in a road rage confrontation at the intersection of Webster Street and Needmore Road. The Montgomery County Coroner pronounced Bailey dead at the scene after witnesses said the incident began when another driver, later identified as Douglas Sutton, brake-checked Bailey’s vehicle. According to reports, the situation escalated after water was thrown between the vehicles; Sutton then produced a firearm and fired a single shot into Bailey’s car while both vehicles were stopped at a traffic light.

Sutton fled but was arrested about eight hours later at a Fairborn hotel and charged with multiple offenses, including two counts of murder, felonious assault, and discharging a firearm on or near prohibited premises; his bond was set at $1 million. Bailey’s family described him as loving and selfless and said he had chosen to be an organ donor. The sheriff urged drivers to de-escalate conflicts as authorities increased patrols and adopted a zero-tolerance stance on aggressive driving.

Did anyone in the area see the vehicles or the confrontation that night?