LITTLE BIT. ALL RIGHT, KEVIN, THANKS SO MUCH. ALSO TONIGHT, THE VICTIMS SHOT IN ROAD RAGE INCIDENT ALONG 75 DIED MONDAY. AND PART OF THE WELL-KNOWN FAMILY THAT OWNS SOME OF THE SWEENY CAR DEALERSHIPS HERE IN THE AREA. WLWT NEWS 5 BRIAN HAMRICK. WITH THE GROWING NUMBER OF CASES OF ROAD RAGE VIOLENCE. BRIAN. YEAH. MIKE. SOME NATIONAL ARE TRACKING ROAD ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND THEY SAY WE ARE SEEING A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN ROAD RAGE INCIDENTS EVERYWHERE. IT’S LIKE PLACES HERE ON I-75 LIVE ON SATURDAY. THERE WAS AN INCIDENT HERE. THE DRIVER WAS SHOT AND KILLED ON 75 NORTHBOUND NEAR MITCHELL AVENUE ACCIDENT. WE NOW KNOW THAT THE VICTIM IS MICHAEL SWEENEY, 70 YEARS OLD. HE WAS IN AUTOMOTIVE BUSINESS FOR 40 YEARS. POLICE ARE NOT SAYING WHAT LED TO THE SHOOTING. THEY HAVE NOT RELEASED THE VIDEO FROM THE TRAFFIC CAMS IN THAT AREA. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ARRESTS BUT WE DO KNOW THERE WERE TWO OTHER PEOPLE IN THE CAR WITH SWEENEY WHEN HE WAS SHOT. TWO WOMEN, 57 AND 48 YEARS OLD. NOW, NATIONALLY, ROAD RAGE SHOOTINGS HAVE DOUBLED BETWEEN 2018 AND 2022, ACCORDING TO A RECENT REPORT. AND IT DOESN’T TAKE LONG TO FIND PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD A GUN RELATED ROAD RUN IN. GOING DOWN COLERAIN AVENUE MAN HAD A GUY WHO ACTUALLY CUT ME OFF AND THEN GOT BEHIND HIM. YOU KNOW WHAT I’M SAYING? JUST LIKE NOT EVEN REALLY DOING NOTHING TO HIM, BUT GOT BEHIND AND PULLED UP NEXT TO HIM AND JUST BE LIKE, DUDE, WHAT’S UP? HE PUT SPLASHES OF GUN OUT ON ME. SO I’M JUST LIKE, YOU KNOW SOMETHING, WHATEVER. AND JUST KEPT ON GOING ABOUT MY BUSINESS AND WEEK LONG WE’VE BEEN TALKING TO PEOPLE ABOUT THESE ROAD RAGE INCIDENTS AND, YOU KNOW, ALMOST EVERYONE HAS A STORY ABOUT IT. AND TO SEVERAL OCCASIONS WE TALK TO PEOPLE FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES BEFORE WE FOUND SOMEONE WHO HAD BEEN THREATENED A GUN. REPORTING LIVE WLWT NEWS 5. BRIAN, THANKS SO MUCH FOR UPDATING US ON THAT STORY. I KNOW A LOT OF YOU HAVE BEEN ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT ONE. TWO CONSTRUCTION WORKERS REMAIN ON FOR TONIGHT AFTER THIS MASSIVE FIRE AT A SITE IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA. NEARLY 100 FIREFIGHTERS RESPONDING TO THIS THING WHERE APARTMENTS ARE BEING BUILT ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE CITY. THEY RESCUED WORKERS, INCLUDING A CRANE OPERATOR. THE FIRE CHIEF SAYS THAT THE FIRE REACHED TEMPERATURES ABOVE 2000 DEGREES AND WITH EXPOSED WOOD, THE FIRE MOVED VERY QUICKLY. WE HAD SEVERAL MAY DAYS. THAT MEANS A MAY DAY IS WHEN CREWS GET TRAPPED OR HAVE ACCESS ISSUES OF DUE TO THE FAST MOVING FIRE. THE CHIEF EXPLAINING OTHER FIREFIGHTERS HAD TO RESCUE WHO WERE TRAPPED TRYING SAVE THE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WHO WERE INSIDE AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE, CAUSE OF THE FIRE STILL HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED. WELL, A CRASH DOWNTOWN CLOSING THE ENTRANCE RAMP TO I-70, 175 SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON. IT HAPPENED ALONG THIRD STREET RIGHT NEAR ELM. CINCINNATI FIRE TWEETED PHOTOS OF THE WRECK. THEY SAY FIREFIGHTERS HAD TO RESCUE PERSON FROM A CAR IN ALL, FOUR PEOPLE GO TO THE HOSPITAL FROM THIS WRECK. FIRE OFFICIALS SAY ALL ARE EXPECTED TO SURVIVE. WELL, A MAN COULD FACE HARSHER CHARGES NOW AFTER PROSECUTORS SAY HE BEAT HIS FATHER. SO THE FATHER HAS NOW DIED. MORE THAN TWO WEEKS AFTER THAT ATTACK. ERIC TURNED HIMSELF IN ON A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CHARGE. PROSECUTORS SAY HE HIT 67 YEAR OLD MADISON CRUTCHER. SEVERAL TIMES IN THE HEAD BACK ON APRIL. THE ELDER CRUTCHER ENDED UP DYING LAST NIGHT. HIS SON’S ATTORNEY SAYS THE FATHER HAD PREEXISTING CONDITIONS AND DECLINING HEALTH. PROSECUTORS ARE WAITING THE CORONER NOW TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT A CAUSE OF DEATH BEFORE THEY CONSIDER A POSSIBLE HOMICIDE CHARGE. ALSO TONIGHT, A JUDGE SETTING BOND AT $10,000 FOR A MAN ACCUSED OF SHOOTING AT HIS CHILD’S MOTHER. COURT DOCUMENTS SHOW THAT 20 YEAR OLD JOVAN EVANS FIRED A SHOT AT THE VICTIM FROM HIS APARTMENT BALCONY ALONG EAST LAKESHORE DRIVE MONDAY. THEY SAY THAT SHE WAS ALMOST HIT. EVANS IS NOW CHARGED WITH FELONIOUS ASSAULT. JUDGE ORDERING HIM NOT TO HAVE ANY GUNS OR TO CONTACT THAT VICTIM. CINCINNATI’S HOUSING MARKET IS SUFFERING. THOSE RISING PRICES. NOT ENOUGH INVENTORY. AND YES, INTEREST RATES THAT SO MANY OF YOU JUST DEEMED TOO EXPENSIVE TO BORROW. RIGHT NOW. TONIGHT, NEW NUMBERS SHOWING JUST HOW THINGS ARE FOR POTENTIAL BUYERS. AND WLWT NEWS 5 TODD -- IS LIVE WITH THEIR STRUGGLE TO CLOSE. HI, TODD. HI, MIKE. AND 38 YEAR WOULD BE HOMEBUYERS THAT I TALKED TO TODAY HAVING TO PAY MORE TO BORROW MONEY THAT WAS THE CASE JUST A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. THAT’S A HARD PILL TO SWALLOW. WHAT’S EVEN WORSE IS THAT THERE ARE FEWER HOUSES LIKE THIS ONE HITTING THE MARKET BEFORE COVID 19. MARION JONES WAS READY TO TAKE THE PLUNGE AND BUY A HOUSE. I THINK IT WILL BE REALLY NICE FOR MY KIDS TO HAVE A PLACE TO CALL THEIR HOME INSTEAD, AN APARTMENT TO CALL HOME. JONES GOT PREAPPROVED FOR A LOAN, BUT WHEN THE PANDEMIC ENDED AND HOUSING PRICES STARTED RISING. HER AMERICAN DREAM FADED FROM SIGHT. ALL THE HOUSES THAT ARE ALREADY ON THE MARKET ARE ALREADY LIKE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OVER WHAT I GOT PRE-APPROVED FOR. SO IT’S JUST LIKE WE’RE STUCK IN THE LOOPHOLE, CONSTANTLY RENTING STUCK IS HOW A LOT OF WOULD BE HOMEBUYERS FEEL RIGHT NOW. WOULD A HOUSE BE NICE? I GUESS, YEAH. BUT I DON’T THINK ANYBODY CAN AFFORD A HOUSE RIGHT NOW. TO BE HONEST, SANDY WOULD FILTER INTO AN APARTMENT IN HYDE PARK LIKE HER FRIEND’S. SHE KNOWS HOUSE PRICES ARE HIGH AND SO ARE INTEREST RATES. AT LEAST COMPARED TO A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. YEAH, I THINK YOU’RE GOING TO LOSE MONEY. SO IT JUST ISN’T PRACTICAL. NEW NUMBERS FROM THE OHIO REALTORS GROUP SHOW THE AVERAGE SALES PRICE OF A HOME IN CINCINNATI IS UP 7% YEAR TO YEAR, SPIKING FROM. $297,000 LAST APRIL TO MORE THAN $318,000 LAST MONTH. AS FOR THE NUMBER OF HOMES SOLD YEAR TO YEAR, IT’S DOWN DRAMATICALLY, DROPPING ALMOST 30%, A DECLINE THAT POINTS TO FEWER HOUSES BEING LISTED FOR SALE. WELL, WE’D LIKE TO MOVE, BUT NOT RIGHT NOW. JENNIFER TACKETT SAYS, EVEN THOUGH HER FAMILY IS GROWING OUT OF THE HOME, THEY IN MADISONVILLE STAYING ON THE SIDELINES OF THE HOUSING MARKET, MAKES THE MOST SENSE RIGHT NOW. IT’S CRAZY BECAUSE WE WOULD BE PAYING MORE FOR LESS OF A HOUSE IF WE WERE GOING TO GET A BIGGER HOUSE. LITERALLY, WE’D HAVE TO BE LIKE TRIPLE WHAT WE’RE DOING RIGHT NOW OR DOUBLE. SO THERE’S NO POINT IN MOVING. AND I CAN TELL YOU IT’S THE SAME STORY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY. THERE’S A TRADE GROUP ON THAT SIDE OF THE RIVER BASED IN FLORENCE. THEY SAY HOME PRICES CLOSE TO A RECORD HIGH RIGHT NOW. IT’S GREAT FOR SELLERS, BUT NOT A LOT OF CURRENT HOMEOWNERS ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE. IN FACT, NEW LISTINGS IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY DOWN ALMOST 30% COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.