At least nine people were shot during a mass shooting in Over-the-Rhine Sunday.Cincinnati police said it happened at the corner of 13th and Main streets around 1:30 a.m. According to police, that’s where one person fired into a crowd. Officials said a police officer discharged their weapon while responding to the scene. Police say they do not know if the shooter was hit but did say the shooter was actively shooting when the officer fired at them.None of the victim’s injuries are serious and all of the victims were located at the scene on 13th and Main streets scene. Cincinnati police applied first aid to a lot of the victim, using tourniquets to gunshot wounds. Cincinnati police transported some of the victim’s in their cruisers while other victim’s self transported to hospitals. It’s unclear at this time which hospitals are treating victim’s. The suspect fled the scene, police say, and is not yet in custody. The suspect has been described as wearing a white shirt and dark pants.Police used flash bangs for crowd control in the aftermath of the shooting. Linday Swadner, the owner of The Hub in Over-the-Rhine, said she heard 30 shots and walked outside where she saw multiple people with gunshot wounds.Swadner said after that, that’s when the chaos erupted. People began to run and find safety moments after they were enjoying a night out with friends and family.The Hub became a safe haven, with multiple people running inside to seek cover and safety.”There was probably about 25 to 30 shots fired off in two separate rounds. You had first where it went ‘bang, bang, bang, bang,’ we all start looking around going, ‘Was it over?’ And then you heard ‘bang, bang, bang, bang’ and everyone started running inside of wherever you could go,” Swadner recalled. “And so we started pulling people inside. I made sure everyone was inside, I walked up the street to see what happened and there was, of course, more shooting victims, I’m not sure how many.”She added that among the people seeking cover inside The Hub was a wedding party.There was also a separate shooting at the Banks earlier Sunday morning. We are working to learn more about that incident. If anyone has information on either shooting, they are asked to call Crime Stoppers at 513-352-3040.This is a developing story.
At least nine people were shot during a mass shooting in Over-the-Rhine Sunday.
Cincinnati police said it happened at the corner of 13th and Main streets around 1:30 a.m.
According to police, that’s where one person fired into a crowd.
Officials said a police officer discharged their weapon while responding to the scene. Police say they do not know if the shooter was hit but did say the shooter was actively shooting when the officer fired at them.
None of the victim’s injuries are serious and all of the victims were located at the scene on 13th and Main streets scene. Cincinnati police applied first aid to a lot of the victim, using tourniquets to gunshot wounds. Cincinnati police transported some of the victim’s in their cruisers while other victim’s self transported to hospitals. It’s unclear at this time which hospitals are treating victim’s.
The suspect fled the scene, police say, and is not yet in custody. The suspect has been described as wearing a white shirt and dark pants.
Police used flash bangs for crowd control in the aftermath of the shooting.
Linday Swadner, the owner of The Hub in Over-the-Rhine, said she heard 30 shots and walked outside where she saw multiple people with gunshot wounds.
Swadner said after that, that’s when the chaos erupted. People began to run and find safety moments after they were enjoying a night out with friends and family.
The Hub became a safe haven, with multiple people running inside to seek cover and safety.
“There was probably about 25 to 30 shots fired off in two separate rounds. You had first where it went ‘bang, bang, bang, bang,’ we all start looking around going, ‘Was it over?’ And then you heard ‘bang, bang, bang, bang’ and everyone started running inside of wherever you could go,” Swadner recalled. “And so we started pulling people inside. I made sure everyone was inside, I walked up the street to see what happened and there was, of course, more shooting victims, I’m not sure how many.”
She added that among the people seeking cover inside The Hub was a wedding party.
There was also a separate shooting at the Banks earlier Sunday morning. We are working to learn more about that incident.
If anyone has information on either shooting, they are asked to call Crime Stoppers at 513-352-3040.
This is a developing story.
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