Boy killed, 5 wounded in Cincinnati mass shooting
A shooter fired 22 shots into a crowd in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Friday, killing an 11-year-old boy and wounding four other children and an adult, according to local authorities.
The Cincinnati Police Department on Sunday said the occupant of a sedan fired 22 rounds in “quick succession” shortly before 9:30 p.m. Friday in Cincinnati’s West End.
The 11-year-old boy was pronounced dead at the scene, while the five other victims were transported to local hospitals for treatment. The boy was identified as Dominic Davis by the Hamilton County Coroner’s Office.
A 53-year-old woman, three boys aged 12, 13 and 15, and a 15-year-old girl were the people wounded in the shooting.
As of Sunday, one victim remained in the hospital in stable condition, police said.
Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Preval told reporters Sunday the city’s West End community is “shattered by the reality” that a child was taken from them due to a deadly weapon on the streets.
“Twenty-two rounds were fired, 22 rounds in a moment into a crowd of kids,” Preval said during a press conference. “No time to respond, no time to react. That is the reality that these kids have to live through. And the reality, the trauma that they will have to deal with for the rest of their lives. ”
Calling the incident a “sickening, unacceptable tragedy” in a “vibrant neighborhood” close to a park and elementary school, Preval said residents were too scared to go outside, instead “shouting messages of love and support” through open windows.
Cincinnati Police Chief Teresa Theetge called on the suspected shooters to surrender.
“To the person or persons responsible for this violent act: turn yourself in,” said Theetge. “Call a loved one, have them turn you in. If you don’t, we will find you and we will bring you to justice.”
Theetge said it was not clear whether the shooting was random or targeted.
Davis’s father, Isaac Davis, came forward at Sunday’s news conference alongside the 11-year-old’s mother and grandmother to urge those responsible to turn themselves in to authorities.
“When will this stop? Will this ever stop?” Isaac Davis asked. ”How many people have to bury their kids, their babies, their loved ones?”
–The Associated Press contributed to this report, which was updated at 11:30 a.m.
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