The victim of a fatal shooting Sunday morning outside the Stay Gold tattoo shop in Batavia Township has been identified as the owner of the business, 42-year-old Brian Wilson. Michael Guilfoyle Jr., 33, of Amelia, was charged with aggravated murder and aggravated robbery. The Clermont County Sheriff’s Office said the communications center received an open 911 call from the area of 1792 State Route 125 in Batavia Township shortly before 11:30 a.m. Sunday. Dispatchers did not have direct communication with the caller; however, they were able to hear a verbal argument over money, followed by gunshots. In the radio traffic, the dispatcher can be heard relaying what she heard to the responding officers. “The man is yelling, ‘Give me the money. I’m going to shoot. Give me the money,'” the dispatcher said. “There’s another man in the background saying he doesn’t have $2,500.” Moments later, she reported that shots had been fired. Investigators said the first officer arrived on the scene and located Wilson lying unresponsive in the westbound lanes of SR-125, just east of the SR-132 intersection. He died at the scene. Guilfoyle was also at the scene, investigators said. They said he admitted to being involved in a verbal dispute with Wilson over money and admitted to killing Wilson. According to court documents, Guilfoyle told the officer he shot Wilson “17 times because he owed him money and it was someone he thought was a friend.” Investigators have not said how many times Wilson was shot. A woman who showed up at the scene told WLWT she knew Wilson. She asked to remain anonymous, but said that in addition to owning a local business, he was also the father of a young child. “He was a good guy. He would work with anybody. I have other kids who went to him and got tattoos and they didn’t have enough money, and he said, ‘Okay, we’ll work out a payment plan. He was always upbeat, funny. You know, he was always a good person. He never tried to hurt. He tried to be fair to everybody,” the woman said. Guilfoyle is scheduled to be arraigned in Clermont County Municipal Court Monday morning.
The victim of a fatal shooting Sunday morning outside the Stay Gold tattoo shop in Batavia Township has been identified as the owner of the business, 42-year-old Brian Wilson.
Michael Guilfoyle Jr., 33, of Amelia, was charged with aggravated murder and aggravated robbery.
The Clermont County Sheriff’s Office said the communications center received an open 911 call from the area of 1792 State Route 125 in Batavia Township shortly before 11:30 a.m. Sunday. Dispatchers did not have direct communication with the caller; however, they were able to hear a verbal argument over money, followed by gunshots.
In the radio traffic, the dispatcher can be heard relaying what she heard to the responding officers.
“One man is yelling, ‘Give me money. I’m going to shoot. Give me money,'” the dispatcher said. “There’s another man in the background saying he doesn’t have $2,500.”
Moments later, she reported that shots were heard.
Investigators said the first officer arrived on the scene and located Wilson lying unresponsive in the westbound lanes of SR-125, just east of the SR-132 intersection. He died at the scene.
Guilfoyle was also at the scene, investigators said. They said he admitted to being involved in a verbal dispute with Wilson over money and admitted to killing Wilson.
According to court documents, Guilfoyle told the officer he shot Wilson “17 times because he owed him money and it was someone he thought was his friend.”
Investigators have not said how many times Wilson was shot.
A woman who showed up at the scene told WLWT she knew Wilson. She asked to remain anonymous, but said that in addition to owning a local business, he is also the father of a young child.
“He was a good guy. He would work with anybody. I’ve got other kids who came to him and got tattoos, and they didn’t have enough money, and he said, ‘Okay, we’ll work out a payment plan.’ He was always upbeat, funny . You know, he was always a good person. He never tried to hurt anybody. He tried to be fair to everybody,” the woman said.
Guilfoyle is scheduled to be arraigned in Clermont County Municipal Court Monday morning.