CRIME

Person dead, suspect in custody after South Fairmount shooting

Cincinnati Enquirer

Mourners gather outside of the scene of a suspected homicide at 1748 Queen City Ave. in the South Fairmount neighborhood of Cincinnati on Monday, June 12, 2023.

A person is dead and a suspect is in custody after a shooting Monday afternoon in South Fairmount, officials said.

Officers responded to an apartment building in the 1700 block of Queen City Avenue after a family member of the victim called police asking for a welfare check at the address, Lt. Col. Lisa Davis said.

Davis said the caller had knowledge of the shooting and information from the call led to a quick arrest of the suspect.

The identities of the victim and the suspect were not released, but Davis said the victim was a male.

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Police officers stand behind caution tape marking off several houses outside of the scene of a suspected homicide at 1748 Queen City Ave. in the South Fairmount neighborhood of Cincinnati on Monday, June 12, 2023.

As officers worked the scene, about 10 people sobbed and embraced outside the graffiti-covered apartment building.

This is the 28th fatal shooting in Cincinnati so far this year. Four other people have been wounded in shootings in South Fairmount since the beginning of the year.

The Enquirer will update this story when more information is available.