The victim of a fatal shooting early Sunday morning in front of Ste Gold Tattoo Shop in Batavia Township has been identified as business owner Brian Wilson, 42. Michael Guilfoyle Jr., 33, of Amelia City, has been charged with aggravated murder. The Clermont County Sheriff’s Office said the communications center received an open-line 911 call just before 11:30 a.m. Sunday from the area of 1792 State Road 125 in Batavia Township. The dispatcher had no direct contact with the caller; However, they could hear a verbal argument about money, followed by gunshots. In radio traffic, a dispatcher is heard telling the responding officers what they heard. “There’s a guy yelling, ‘Give me money, I’ll shoot, give me money.’ “There’s another guy in the background saying he doesn’t have $2,500.” Moments later, she said shots were fired. Investigators said the first officer arrived on the scene and found Wilson lying unresponsive on SR-125 westbound just east of the SR-132 intersection. He died at the scene. Guilfoyle was also at the scene, investigators said. They said he admitted he got into a verbal argument with Wilson over money and admitted to shooting Wilson. According to court documents, Guilfoyle told an officer that he shot Wilson 17 times because he owed him money and was someone he thought was a friend. told WLWT he knew Wilson. She asked on condition of anonymity that the local business owner was also the father of a young child. “He was a great 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 was like, ‘Okay, we’re going to Let’s make a payment plan. She was always happy, funny. You know, she was always a good person, she never tried to hurt anyone. She tried to make everyone fair.” said the woman. Guilfoyle will be arraigned Monday morning in Clermont County Municipal Court.
Brian Wilson, 42, the victim of a fatal shooting outside the Stay Gold Tattoo Shop in Batavia Township early Sunday morning, has been identified as the owner of the business.
Michael Guilfoyle Jr., 33, of Amelia, was charged with aggravated murder and aggravated robbery.
The Clermont County Sheriff’s Office said the dispatch center received an open-line 911 call just before 11:30 a.m. Sunday from the area of 1792 State Road 125 in Batavia Township. The dispatcher had no direct contact with the caller; However, they could hear a verbal argument about money, followed by gunshots.
In radio traffic, a dispatcher can hear what he or she heard to the responding officers.
“A guy is yelling, ‘Give me money. I’m going to shoot. Give me money,'” the dispatcher said. “There’s another guy in the background saying he doesn’t have $2,500.”
Moments later, she said shots were fired.
Investigators said the first officer arrived on the scene and found Wilson lying unresponsive in the westbound lanes of SR-125, just east of the SR-132 intersection. He was killed on the spot.
Guilfoyle was also at the scene, investigators said. They said he admitted he got into a verbal argument with Wilson over money and admitted to shooting Wilson.
According to court documents, Guilfoyle told an officer that he shot Wilson “17 times because he was paying him and it was someone he thought was a friend.”
Investigators have not said how many times Wilson was shot.
A woman who was shown at the scene told WLWT she knew Wilson. She did not want to be identified, but said that in addition to owning a local business, he was also the father of a young child.
“He was a great guy. He would work with everybody. I have other kids who went to him and got tattoos, and they didn’t have enough money, and he was like, ‘That’s good, we’ll get the money.’ Make a plan to give. She was always smart, funny, you know, she was always a good person, she never tried to hurt anyone, she tried to make everyone fair,” the woman said.
Guilfoyle will be arraigned Monday morning in Clermont County Municipal Court.
