Man dead after shooting in Over-the-Rhine

THIS MORNING. STEPHEN AND LACEY. ADAM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOU. DO APPRECIATE IT. WOULD YOU HAVE BREAKING NEWS THAT WE’VE BEEN CONTINUING TO FOLLOW ALL MORNING LONG AFTER AT LEAST ONE PERSON WAS SHOT OVERNIGHT. NOW, THIS HAPPENED ON MAIN STREET IN OTR EARLY THIS MORNING AND POLICE NOW CONFIRM THAT IT’S DEADLY. NEWS FIVE’S DANIEL DAK JOINS US LIVE AT THE SCENE, WHICH IS RIGHT OUTSIDE OF A SCHOOL. DANIELLE WERE NOT FAR FROM WHERE CLASSES ARE SCHEDULED TO START PRETTY SOON. LACEY THIS INVESTIGATION IS TAKING PLACE JUST STEPS IN FRONT OF ROTHENBERG ACADEMY. AS YOU CAN SEE, POLICE ARE STILL HERE ON SCENE. THAT CRIME SCENE TAPE IS UP. AND I DID HAVE A CHANCE TO TALK TO SOME OFFICERS WHO TOLD ME THAT SHORTLY AFTER 2 A.M. THIS MORNING, THEY GOT A CALL. THEY CAME HERE AND THEY FOUND A MALE IN HIS 20S SHOT AND KILLED POLICE TELL ME AT THAT TIME THERE WERE NO WITNESSES HERE. SO NO WORD ON A SUSPECT YET. WE DO NOT KNOW THE NAME OF THE VICTIM. AND WE’RE STILL WORKING TO TRY TO FIND OUT AND CONFIRM HIS AGE. NOW, ONCE AGAIN, THE FOCAL POINT OF THIS INVESTIGATION IS RIGHT IN FRONT OF ROTHENBERG ACADEMY. NO WORD ON HOW THIS WILL IMPACT SCHOOL FOR THE DAY. I DID REACH OUT TO CPS TO FIND OUT IF THE SCHOOL IS DELAYED, IF THERE ARE STILL CLASSES TODAY, I AM STILL WAITING TO FIND OUT ABOUT THAT. NOW, POLICE TELL ME THEY SHOULD STILL BE HERE ON SCENE FOR ABOUT ANOTHER HOUR. SO WE’LL CONTINUE TO UPDATE YOU ABOUT THIS INVESTIGATION AND WHAT THIS MEANS FOR STUDENTS. NOW, IT’S IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT THAT JUST EARLIER THIS MONTH, THIS SAME SCHOOL WAS ACTUALLY UNDER LOCKDOWN BECAUSE THERE WAS A SHOTS FIRED CALL JUST BLOCKS AWAY. SO WE CONTINUE TO UPDATE YOU ABOUT THIS ONGOING INVESTIGAT

Police: Man dead after shooting in Over-the-Rhine

Updated: 10:50 AM EDT Apr 28, 2023

A man is dead after a shooting in Over-the-Rhine early Friday morning.It happened around 2:54 a.m. in the area of Main Street and McMicken Avenues near Rothenberg Academy. Police confirmed the victim is a man in his 20s. He was taken to University Hospital where he died from his injuries. Officers are on the scene investigating. This is a breaking news story, WLWT will continue to update with more information as it comes in.

CINCINNATI —

A man is dead after a shooting in Over-the-Rhine early Friday morning.

It happened around 2:54 a.m. in the area of Main Street and McMicken Avenues near Rothenberg Academy.

Police confirmed the victim is a man in his 20s. He was taken to University Hospital where he died from his injuries.

Officers are on the scene investigating.

This is a breaking news story, WLWT will continue to update with more information as it comes in.