Neil Richard Moore, Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, Ohio 2014

A Trotwood man has been charged with assault with a dangerous weapon after a shooting at the VA Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio. Neil Richard Moore, 59, of Trotwood, Ohio, was charged with one count of assault with a dangerous weapon and one count of use of a deadly weapon during the commission of a crime of violence, according to a two-count criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Dayton.

The complaint alleges that Moore shot an individual at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Dayton on May 5, 2014. During a struggle with employees, the handgun discharged multiple times with one shot striking the victim in the leg. Moore then allegedly fled the scene in an elevator where he encountered another individual and pointed the handgun at this person.

According to an affidavit supporting the complaint, Moore allegedly shot an employee of the VAMC with a .38 caliber revolver after confronting him in the basement of a building at the medical center.

Each count carries a maximum sentence of ten years in prison and a possible fine of up to $250,000. Moore is being held without bond.

Moore appeared before Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge Sharon Ovington today for an initial appearance on the complaint. Magistrate Judge Ovington scheduled a detention hearing for May 9 at 1:30 and a preliminary hearing for May 20.

U.S. Attorney Carter M. Stewart commended the prompt response to the reports of the active shooter to the FBI, Dayton Police and other law enforcement agencies including the VA Police Services, Montgomery County Sheriff Philip Plummer’s Office, the VA Office of Inspector General, the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division, the Five Rivers Metro Parks Police Department, the Good Samaritan Hospital Police, and the Kettering Police Department.

A criminal complaint is only a charge and is not evidence of guilt. The defendant is entitled to a fair trial in which it will be the government’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdoh/pr/trotwood-man-charged-connection-shooting-va-medical-center