The two men involved in the mass shooting in Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine district last August appeared in court on Monday for their pretrial hearing.Cincinnati Police Department says 21 shots were fired in the shooting that injured eight on Aug. 7, 2022.The first barrage of bullets included a shot fired by Cincinnati police officer Joe Shook, who hit a suspect named Diablo McCoats, 29, in the leg. At the press conference last year, officials said 29-year-old McCoats has been indicted on 16 counts of felonious assault and one count of having weapons while under disability.If convicted on all charges, McCoats faces a maximum sentence of 91 years, per court docs.Jarvis Barnes, 34, has been indicted on seven counts of felonious assault and one count of having weapons while under disability.If convicted on all charges, Deters said Barnes faces up to 80 years in prison. Tuesday's hearing established that Sept. 12 will be the final pre-trial before the trial begins on Sept. 18.
The two men involved in the mass shooting in Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine district last August appeared in court on Monday for their pretrial hearing.
Cincinnati Police Department says 21 shots were fired in the shooting that injured eight on Aug. 7, 2022.
The first barrage of bullets included a shot fired by Cincinnati police officer Joe Shook, who hit a suspect named Diablo McCoats, 29, in the leg.
At the press conference last year, officials said 29-year-old McCoats has been indicted on 16 counts of felonious assault and one count of having weapons while under disability.
If convicted on all charges, McCoats faces a maximum sentence of 91 years, per court docs.
Jarvis Barnes, 34, has been indicted on seven counts of felonious assault and one count of having weapons while under disability.
If convicted on all charges, Deters said Barnes faces up to 80 years in prison.
Tuesday's hearing established that Sept. 12 will be the final pre-trial before the trial begins on Sept. 18.
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