A man is dead, and a suspect has been arrested after a shooting in South Fairmount Monday. Police said it happened at 11:50 a.m. in the 1700 block of Queen City Avenue when officers were called out for a welfare check of a man inside.Officers responded to the location and found one person suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead. Cincinnati police identified the victim as a 43-year-old male.A suspect has been taken into custody, police said. According to police, Johntyn Kirkland, 27, has been arrested for murder."We got a call to check on the welfare of this person who was found inside deceased with a gunshot wound," Assistant Chief Lisa Davis said at the scene. "At that point, based on that call, more information was obtained, and a suspect was apprehended." That suspect, according to someone who knows the family, is the stepson of the man who was killed.As police officers stood guard at the homicide scene this afternoon, distraught relatives and friends were in obvious distress and pain, sobbing at times, hugging each other for comfort, screaming in agony, and occasionally lashing out at media across the busy street.Te'Airea Powell, a community advocate who works to stem gun violence, knows members of the family.She spoke with us at District Three police headquarters about the impact of a personal connection to the tragedy."Sometimes when you see people that you know on a personal level, having strong emotions and crying, sometimes it does kind of affect you a little bit differently," Powell said. "You have to kind of check yourself to say, okay, I need to show them a different way. I can't participate even though I may be having those emotions."Street outreach workers were at the scene to listen and to support the family as best they could, emphasizing to us that there's a pressing need for more mental health resources in the community."You think about a lot of our kids — how many of our kids are actually gettin' the treatment that they might need if they're having mental health issues?" asked Mitch Morris. Powell remarked how it's tougher sometimes to get buy-in from adults about de-escalation techniques than it is from juveniles."You know, in the city itself, just the violence and what we've seen throughout the city this year in domestic-related homicides, to begin with, has been staggering, and it has been that way for the last couple of years," said Lt. Colonel Davis. "So, I think that's something that, you know, we'll address as well as other departments across the country for sure."Just how the city intends to address it will be closely watched at mid-week when lawmakers expect to approve a new biennial budget.For now, another family today has been torn up by gun violence.The investigation by the Cincinnati Police Department’s Homicide Unit is ongoing. Anyone with information about this homicide is asked to call the Homicide Unit at (513) 352-3542.This is a developing story that will be updated with the latest information as it comes in.
A man is dead, and a suspect has been arrested after a shooting in South Fairmount Monday.
Police said it happened at 11:50 a.m. in the 1700 block of Queen City Avenue when officers were called out for a welfare check of a man inside.
Officers responded to the location and found one person suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead. Cincinnati police identified the victim as a 43-year-old male.
A suspect has been taken into custody, police said.
According to police, Johntyn Kirkland, 27, has been arrested for murder.
"We got a call to check on the welfare of this person who was found inside deceased with a gunshot wound," Assistant Chief Lisa Davis said at the scene. "At that point, based on that call, more information was obtained, and a suspect was apprehended."
That suspect, according to someone who knows the family, is the stepson of the man who was killed.
As police officers stood guard at the homicide scene this afternoon, distraught relatives and friends were in obvious distress and pain, sobbing at times, hugging each other for comfort, screaming in agony, and occasionally lashing out at media across the busy street.
Te'Airea Powell, a community advocate who works to stem gun violence, knows members of the family.
She spoke with us at District Three police headquarters about the impact of a personal connection to the tragedy.
"Sometimes when you see people that you know on a personal level, having strong emotions and crying, sometimes it does kind of affect you a little bit differently," Powell said. "You have to kind of check yourself to say, okay, I need to show them a different way. I can't participate even though I may be having those emotions."
Street outreach workers were at the scene to listen and to support the family as best they could, emphasizing to us that there's a pressing need for more mental health resources in the community.
"You think about a lot of our kids — how many of our kids are actually gettin' the treatment that they might need if they're having mental health issues?" asked Mitch Morris.
Powell remarked how it's tougher sometimes to get buy-in from adults about de-escalation techniques than it is from juveniles.
"You know, in the city itself, just the violence and what we've seen throughout the city this year in domestic-related homicides, to begin with, has been staggering, and it has been that way for the last couple of years," said Lt. Colonel Davis. "So, I think that's something that, you know, we'll address as well as other departments across the country for sure."
Just how the city intends to address it will be closely watched at mid-week when lawmakers expect to approve a new biennial budget.
For now, another family today has been torn up by gun violence.
The investigation by the Cincinnati Police Department’s Homicide Unit is ongoing. Anyone with information about this homicide is asked to call the Homicide Unit at (513) 352-3542.
This is a developing story that will be updated with the latest information as it comes in.
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