2 MEN FOUND SHOT TO DEATH WERE FRIENDS
Victims, ages 71 and 59, died at car dealership in Montgomery County. Their autopsies are pending.
The names of the two men found shot to death Monday in a Harrison Twp. car dealership have been released, but their autopsies are still pending.
The men, reportedly friends, were officially identified Tuesday as Buck-I Auto Sales owner Frank D. Buck, 71, and Lester Golson, 59, according to the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office.
Deputies said they do not believe anyone else was involved in the shooting deaths, but declined to provide many additional details.
Buck’s daughter, who said Tuesday that funeral services are pending, expressed love for her father and compassion for the Golson family.
“My father was a loving man would do anything in the world for just about anybody; he was loved by a lot he was always smiling, laughing, and joking around,” said Candace Buck. “My condolences are with the Golson family during this very hard time.”
Candace Buck said Golson was a family friend who had purchased vehicles at the business before.
A woman who tried to get into the business Monday and saw one man point a gun at another then called 911 to report that she saw people get into a “tussle” before she heard three gunshots.
In the sometimes frantic six-minute call at 1:22 p.m., the woman said, “I was trying to get to my car and get to the phone to call the police then I heard gunshots.”
The Montgomery County Sheriff ’s Office incident report listed the call as a homicide with an investigation pending. Other than that, it gave few clues as to detective’s theories.
The report’s narrative read: “On Monday, February 1, 2018, Deputies from the Montgomery County Sheriff ’s Office were dispatched to 2801 North Dixie Drive in Harrison Township in reference to a shooting.”
Deputies had not commented on the relationship between Buck and Golson. Neither had felony records in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court.
Kyle Phillips of Huber Heights watched Monday as police worked the scene. He said he shopped for a car at the dealership several years ago.
Phillips said word of two deaths was “crazy” but that gunfire in the Northridge area — where he used to live — was not surprising to him.
The Sheriff ’s Office said people in the North Dixie area shouldn’t worry about suspects.
“I don’t believe that there’s anybody that we need to worry about right now,” Capt. Jeremy Roy said. “We think it was contained right here.”
Police have not released how many weapons were found at the scene or if the bullets found in the deceased’s bodies match the weapon or weapons found.
Sheriff ’s Office Chief Deputy Rob Streck said Tuesday there was no new information available and that detectives are chasing down leads.