CINCINNATI — The Hamilton County Coroner's Office has identified the 25-year-old man shot and killed in Evanston Tuesday night as De'miko Nelson.
The man was killed in a double shooting near Xavier University's campus.
Police said Nelson was shot multiple times in the chest before 10 p.m. Tuesday near the intersection of Dana and Idlewild avenues. Officers responding to the shooting found him at the entrance of Listermann Brewing Company.
He was taken to UC Medical Center, where he later died.
"I thought I was in a nightmare," said Nelson's uncle, Antonio Dorsey.
He and his family were together Wednesday, grieving their loss and remembering the man they called Miko.
"I used to call him Bob the Builder because that was his favorite cartoon," Dorsey said.
His family said Nelson played basketball, served in the Army and was getting ready to start coaching basketball.
Dorsey said the shooting was senseless.
"It's getting ridiculous. It's every day. Every single day," he said.
Dorsey also has a message for whoever is responsible
"Turn yourself in because you done took someone's family member away from them," he said.
A second man was shot in the cheek. He also went to the hospital and is expected to be OK.
Police said Nelson's car had several bullet holes, and officers found a trail of blood from the car to the brewery where he was found.
Katherine Ranum lives nearby and said she heard the gunshots Tuesday night.
"I was trying to evaluate where my housemate was and where the sounds were coming from and whether or not I needed to move to safety," she said. "It was scary for a moment, but not it's just sad. Sad to hear what had happened."
There is currently no information on any possible suspect.
Nelson's family has set up a GoFundMe to help with funeral expenses.
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