Hamilton man dies in Fairfield bar shooting; suspect charged

Strong was one of three people shot at the bar. Hailey Vierling, 21, of Hamilton and Jerome Golston, 30, of Lima, also were hit by gunfire and suffered injuries that were not life-threatening.

Officers were dispatched at about 1:30 a.m. to 22 Donald Drive for a report of shooting inside the bar. The investigation revealed Strong and Miguel Wesley Galliher were involved in an argument when Galliher pulled out a gun and began shooting, according to police.

Galliher shot Strong “several times,” according to court documents.

Galliher fled in a car and was taken into custody without incident after crashing during a brief pursuit with officers, according to police.

Police said it does not appear that Vierling and Golston were directly involved in the shooting.

Fairfield dispatchers received 10 frantic calls in the minutes after the shooting.

“I need an ambulance here to take my man to the hospital. He’s been shot twice,” a woman told a dispatcher. She was upset that she could not get back into the bar. “I seen his chest. I want him to a hospital.”

Another upset caller screamed while talking to dispatchers as police officers tried to get her to leave the bar.

“Someone has been shot. He is down on the ground. The guy is laying down he is not moving,” said a caller who said she was on the floor of the bathroom. “I really don’t think he is going to make it.”

Another caller said, “There’s somebody that’s dead, there’s somebody dead. They were shooting in this bar. … Oh my god.”

Galliher, 20, of Hamilton, was booked at 8:38 a.m. into the Butler County Jail on a single charge of murder.

Butler County Prosecutor Michael Gmoser said he was consulted by Fairfield police before the arrest. Galliher was arraigned Monday morning in Fairfield Municipal Court, where Judge Joyce Campbell ordered he be held without bond.

“The matter is scheduled before the grand jury. The matter will be taken directly to the grand jury and it has been scheduled.” Gmoser said.

He declined to release additional details.