Man faces multiple counts in shooting

A Dayton man accused of shooting another man in the back of the head earlier this week was charged Thursday with multiple counts of felonious assault.

Raymond S. Walters, 63, faces two counts of discharge of a firearm on or near a prohibited premise in addition to three counts of felonious assault, according to Dayton Municipal Court records.

Dayton police Lt. Jason Hall said the suspect was arrested in Columbus with assistance from the U.S. Marshal’s Southern Ohio Fugitive Task Force. Walters is an inmate in the Franklin County Jail.

Walters’ brother drove him to an alley behind a home around 6:40 p.m. Monday in the first block of Brandt Street, where Walters got out of the vehicle and shot at the victim, according to an affidavit.

One of the bullets hit a garage and another hit a baseball cap worn by the victim, knocking it off his head. When the victim tried to run away, Walters reportedly shot him in the back of the head, knocking the victim to the ground unconscious, according to court documents.

Walters got back into the vehicle and as it drove off, he reportedly fired another shot at a resident in the 1000 block of Gerhard Street. The bullet missed, but hit the home above the door.

The shooting victim, a 45-year-old man, was breathing, but not responsive, a 911 caller told dispatchers. He was listed in critical condition at Miami Valley Hospital as of Tuesday afternoon, police said.