Cincinnati police: 5 shot at Smale Riverfront Park, 16-year-old, 19-year-old killed

Police have identified a 16-year-old and 19-year-old killed in a July 4th shooting at Smale Park near The Banks in Cincinnati that injured three other people.

Milo Watson, 16, and Dexter Wright, Jr., 19, were each killed, said Cincinnati Police Department in a release.

Officers responded at 10:50 p.m. to 1 West Mehring Way and found three shooting victims. One of the shooting victims died at the scene, and a second person died at the University of Cincinnati Hospital Medical Center.

A third injured person found by police at the scene was taken to Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

There were two other shooting victims who, shortly after the shooting, were taken to the University of Cincinnati Hospital Medical Center, police said.

Mehring Way has been reopened, police said.

Two of the injured victims have minor injuries and one is in critical condition, according to police.

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