CINCINNATI — A Cincinnati man claims he acted in self defense after being arrested for a shooting on Elm Street, just down the street from Findlay Market.
Cincinnati police arrested 25-year-old Ralph Burnett inside House of Hope Church nearby.
Cincinnati police and fire first responded to reports of a shooting near Findlay Market at approximately 2:40 p.m., Cunningham said.
Burnett's attorney Brandon Fox said Burnett manages the church parking lot, and he was acting in self defense.
"They have incidents where cars have been broken into and people have been assaulted on their property. He has that gun for protection of their property, he's legally allowed to own it," Fox said.
One person, identified as a 28-year-old male, was found with a gunshot wound to the leg while in the 1800 block of Elm Street.
The victim was transported to UC Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. He is listed in stable condition, according to police.
"Soon as we put the car in park, turned off the car, heard two to four gunshots go off," said Elijah Fidder, who was shopping at the market on Sunday.
Gavin Taylor heard the shots too. He was working inside a store on Elm Street.
"Someone was yelling, 'Get down, get down,'" he said. "Some people ran into our store."
Juan Leon was shopping inside that store. He said he initially thought the gunshots were the sound of a hanger falling on the floor.
"I go outside and I see a guy on the floor laying down," he said.
Leon watched as emergency officials loaded him into an ambulance.
"Obviously Findlay Market is an area which I frequent, every weekend, it's a safe area but there are sometimes dangerous things that happen down there,” Fox said.
In the two blocks surrounding Findlay Market there have been 34 other shootings.
Seven of those happened between the hours of 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., when Findlay Market is open.
In 2024, there's been three other shootings in that area, though none of them were fatal or during the market's operating hours.
Sunday's shooting makes 35 over the last four years.
Burnett is being held on a $25,000 and will have an electronic monitoring device if released.
Cincinnati police said the victim is in stable condition and expected to survive.
