Trotwood man indicted on 5 counts in ATV rider’s fatal shooting

TROTWOOD, Ohio ( WDTN ) — A Trotwood man has been indicted for allegedly shooting and killing one man earlier this month.

According to Prosecuting Attorney Mat Heck, Jr., the Montgomery County Grand Jury indicted Timothy Robert Lynch on:

• Two counts of murder
• One count of felonious assault with a deadly weapon
• One count of felonious assault causing serious physical harm
• One count of having weapons under disability

The shooting occurred on the evening of Thursday, Sept. 5. An officer pumping gas overheard a gunshot and was shortly after dispatched to a scene in the Belle Meadows Apartment Complex.

Two men had been driving ATVs in a parking lot of the apartment complex when one of the vehicles became disabled. As the men attempted to fix the ATV, another man, later identified as Lynch, told the men to leave the premises. Lynch allegedly returned to his apartment, retrieved a firearm and fired one shot at the men, striking 28-year-old Erik Quiroz.

Upon arrival at the scene, the officer discovered Quiroz had been shot. Witnesses said Lynch left on a motorcycle and was later stopped by another officer. Quiroz was transported to Miami Valley Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

Lynch is currently being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $1 million bond. He will be arranged on Thursday, Sept. 19, at 8:30 a.m.

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