CRIME & SAFETY
Toddler shot at Cincinnati apartment building
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio (WKRC) - A two-year-old boy was shot at an apartment in University Heights Tuesday. Police were called to the apartment on Straight Street at about 1 p.m. after the toddler showed up to Good Samaritan Hospital with a gunshot wound. He was then taken to Children's Hospital...
Crash blocking road reported on East Liberty Street in Over-the-Rhine
CINCINNATI — A crash with injuries and entrapment has been reported on East Liberty Street near Sycamore Street in Over-the-Rhine. Severity of injuries has not been confirmed. The crash is reportedly blocking the entirety of East Liberty St. Police are detouring vehicles via Main Street to get around the...
21-year-old man dead, another hospitalized after double shooting in Westwood
WESTWOOD, Ohio (WKRC) - A 21-year-old man was killed and another was hospitalized after a double shooting Sunday. It happened near the intersection of Glenmore Avenue and Montana Avenue in Westwood. Officers responded to reports of a vehicle crash and discovered 21-year-old My'Kell McCoy suffering from a gunshot wound near...
Joe Mixon’s sister sentenced for her role in teen’s shooting outside former Bengals’ house
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - The sister of Joe Mixon pleaded guilty to a charge stemming from a shooting outside of the former Cincinnati Bengals player’s house in 2023. Shalonda Mixon appeared in court Tuesday where the judge sentenced her to three years probation for obstruction of justice. “First, I would...
Police: Young children home alone during apartment fire
OVER-THE-RHINE, Ohio (WKRC) - An Over-the-Rhine mother is in trouble after her apartment caught fire with her two young children there alone. Raeawna Johnson was apparently doing a customer's hair in another neighborhood, while her kids, ages five and two, were home alone in their Vine Street apartment Sunday. The...
Hamilton County prosecutor speaks on rise in violent crime amid recent shootings
HAMILTON COUNTY, Ohio — Two deadly shootings in the city of Cincinnati since Friday have concerns growing over the rise in violent crime. On Friday night, a 61-year-old was killed, and another person was injured after a shooting in Cincinnati's West End neighborhood. Then, on Sunday night, a 21-year-old...
Deputies: Man arrested after leading law enforcement on chase early Tuesday morning
A man has been arrested after leading law enforcement on a chase in a stolen vehicle early Tuesday morning, according to Hamilton County deputies. Officials say just before 4 a.m. Tuesday, deputies located a vehicle that had been reported as stolen traveling near Five Mile Road and Beechmont Ave. Authorities...
Intense standoff prompts large police presence in northern Kentucky
ELSMERE, Ky. — An intense SWAT situation with police has been resolved after more than an hour in northern Kentucky, according to city officials. Click the video player above to watch other morning headlines from WLWT News 5. According to Elsmere Police Chief Russell Wood, officers responded to a...
Driver arrested after chase from Anderson Township to North Avondale
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - A driver is under arrest following an early morning vehicle pursuit from Anderson Township to North Avondale, according to Cincinnati police. Markeith England, 35, was booked into the Hamilton County Justice Center on multiple charges at 10:41 a.m. Tuesday, jail records show. The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office...
Police: 1 hospitalized after shooting in Roselawn
CINCINNATI — A heavy police presence has been reported near the intersection of Losantiville Avenue and Eastlawn Drive in Roselawn. A shooting was reported at the location. Police and EMS units have been dispatched to the scene. According to police officers on scene the victim is a 36 years...
Reports of crash with injuries on Clough Road in Anderson Township
CINCINNATI — Anderson Township crews are responding to a reported crash with injuries Tuesday afternoon. Click the video player above to watch other morning headlines from WLWT News 5. The crash is reported on the 8100 block of Clough Pike. There is no information on the extent of the...
Police make third arrest in fatal shooting in Mt. Healthy apartment
MT. HEALTHY, Ohio (WKRC) - Cincinnati police make a third arrest in a deadly shooting at a Mt. Healthy apartment complex from earlier this month. Ernest Lamar is charged with the aggravated murder of Willie Lindsey, 53. Lindsey was struck in the head and then fatally shot at an apartment...
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