Police respond to 2 shootings in Avondale; SWAT called to scene

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Police respond to 2 shootings in Avondale; SWAT called to scene

Updated: 11:23 PM EDT Jun 24, 2021

Cincinnati police called a SWAT team to the Avondale neighborhood after shots were fired Thursday.Police responded to Glenwood Avenue earlier in the evening where a 19-year-old woman was grazed by a bullet. Police are not sure if she was an intended target, but she was taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center as a precaution. Police said they do not have a suspect from the shooting.While officers were investigating the shooting, they heard shots fired on Mann Street about 20 minutes after the other shooting on Glenwood Avenue.Police had information that suspects ran into a home in the 800 block of Mann Street. Authorities are not sure if the two shootings are connected.Cincinnati police called a SWAT team to the scene because they want to make sure if there's any evidence of crimes or suspects in the home, they want to be able to safely gain entrance. Officers are expected to serve a search warrant at the home at some point.WLWT will provide updates when more information is available.

CINCINNATI —

Cincinnati police called a SWAT team to the Avondale neighborhood after shots were fired Thursday.

Police responded to Glenwood Avenue earlier in the evening where a 19-year-old woman was grazed by a bullet. Police are not sure if she was an intended target, but she was taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center as a precaution. Police said they do not have a suspect from the shooting.

While officers were investigating the shooting, they heard shots fired on Mann Street about 20 minutes after the other shooting on Glenwood Avenue.

Police had information that suspects ran into a home in the 800 block of Mann Street.

Authorities are not sure if the two shootings are connected.

Cincinnati police called a SWAT team to the scene because they want to make sure if there's any evidence of crimes or suspects in the home, they want to be able to safely gain entrance. Officers are expected to serve a search warrant at the home at some point.

WLWT will provide updates when more information is available.