At least 18 people were killed, four dead, in a violent night in Cincinnati, police said.
Ten people were shot at East McMicken Avenue and Lang Street in Over-the-Rhine, four were shot at Chalfonte Place in Avondale, and three were shot near Lincoln and Gilbert avenues in Walnut Hills. An additional shooting later Sunday morning was reported by The Associated Press, bringing the total injured to 18.
During the incident in Over-the-Rhine, one died at the scene and another at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center; they were identified in a statement as 34-year-old Robert Rogers and 30-year-old Jaquiez Grant.
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“All of this seems to be separate, independent incidents, but horrible and tragic that we have this much violence and potential for that much loss of life in our city,” said Assistant Police Chief Paul Neudigate.
“One very violent night in the city of Cincinnati,” Neudigate said. “Why? That will be the question.”
Cincinnati police officer Eliot Isaac later called the level of violence “unacceptable.”
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“I call on all the citizens of this great city to say that this is enough! We must not sit still and say that we can do nothing to end violence, “Isaac said in a statement.” We all have a moral obligation to stop the violence and stop the killing in our communities. “
The violence comes a day after another shooter killed 17-year-old Aurora McCarter. Police responded to reports that someone was shot Friday on the 3400 block of Bassett Road at 11 p.m. The victim was rushed to Mercy Health Queen City Medical Center, where she died.
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Like many other law enforcement agencies in the wake of the death of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man who died while serving as a Minneapolis police officer, the Cincinnati Police Department opposes calls for his budget. to cut and make changes to its city charter.
An amendment considered for the vote in November would replace police with a ‘public safety department’ that would only allow armed officers to respond to reports of violent crime, WCPO reported.
Nick Givas of Fox News and The Associated Press contributed to this report
