FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A woman is dead after a shooting in Fairfield Township Wednesday afternoon.
Butler County dispatchers said they received a call at around 4 p.m. reporting a person who was shot and in the road.
Police said 20-year-old Tanizjah Kemper of Hamilton was shot in the 6500 block of Vonnie Vale Court, not far from the Fairfield Township police station.
"We heard 'pop pop pop pop pop' about six or eight times in a row," said neighbor Ken Yablonsky, who said his wife got up out of her home office and looked outside. "She went to the window right there and saw somebody running down the street with the gun pointed."
Kemper was taken to a hospital, where police said she later died.
"It appears that someone snuck up on her, behind her and ambushed her from what we can tell, but again it's very early in the investigation," said Fairfield Township Police Sgt. Brandon McCroskey. "Could be a lot of other things that played into this i don't want to say anything for sure right now, but it appears someone was here and come up behind her and shot her."
According to a press release from Fairfield Township police, witnesses report seeing a male wearing a ski mask and possibly a hat. Fairfield Township police said they've identified a maroon Honda Accord with Ohio plate JNH4815 speeding through the neighborhood around the time of the shooting. Police later determined that the plates were stolen and said there may now be a different license plate displayed. Police said the car also has rust on the rear passenger wheel.
Based on information investigators said they received, it is possible that the vehicle may be within the city of Cincinnati, possibly in the Evanston Neighborhood or Liberty Street area near Over the Rhine.
"I know that we have retrieved some footage of various things so that's part of the investigation as well yes we do have some footage neighbors are obviously very concerned," said McCroskey.
Meanwhile, some neighbors like Yablonsky said they are inspired to do more after this shooting.
"I would love to see our neighbors get to know one another a little more you know we get the occasional person walking through and just say 'hi' but we don't have too many neighborhood get-togethers and things like that," said Yablonsky. "I've always felt that community is important and I would love to see neighbors checking on neighbors, as it happened, I'll make an effort to do that."
Investigators are asking anyone with any information about the vehicle or its occupants to contact Fairfield Township Police or Crimestoppers at 513-352-3040.
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