NewsLocal NewsHamilton CountyCincinnatiWest End

Actions

CPD: Bystander shot in crossfire between two vehicles in West End, hospitalized in critical condition

shooting.JPG
Posted
and last updated

CINCINNATI — A man who Cincinnati police said was an innocent bystander is in the hospital with serious injuries after he was caught in crossfire between two vehicles.

Cincinnati police responded to the shooting on Derrick Turnbow Avenue in the West End just after 11 p.m. Thursday night.

A CPD sergeant at the scene said they found the man shot in the neck and twice in the legs; he was taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center where he is in critical condition, CPD said.

The sergeant said the bullets that hit the bystander were fired from an AK-47.

Police have not released any information about suspects, nor descriptions of the vehicles suspected to be involved.

Watch Live:

Good Morning Tri-State at 6AM