3rd man faces charges in double shooting at drive-thru in 2022

A man indicted Monday is accused of shooting two of three people in a “targeted attack” nearly two years ago at a drive-thru in Dayton before the vehicle the gunshot victims were inside crashed into a house.

Vincent Mark Miller, 22, of Dayton is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court for four counts of felonious assault and one count of discharge of a firearm on or near prohibited premises, each with three-year firearm specifications that would add time at sentencing if he’s convicted.

Two other man are incarcerated for their roles in the May 15, 2022, double shooting at the Rut’s drive-thru at 32 N. James H. McGee Blvd.

The shooting happened around 5:30 p.m. after a vehicle with three people inside pulled into the drivethru, where they saw three men known to them standing inside who “had guns protruding from their pockets,” according to an affidavit filed in Dayton Municipal Court.

The driver tried to get away, but the three suspects started shooting, the affidavit stated.

“The initial investigation showed that an occupied vehicle was shot at and two people inside were struck by gunfire,” Lt. Steven Bauer of the Dayton Police Department previously said. “The car subsequently struck a nearby residence at low speeds.”

The shooting appeared to be a “targeted attack,” he said.

Miller is held in the Montgomery County Jail. He previously was charged in the double shooting but the prosecutor’s office dismissed the charges in July 2023 without prejudice, meaning they could be refiled.

Lanile Lamone Brown III and Contrieve Wilson also were charged in the shooting.