Update: The Hamilton County Coroner has identified the person who was fatally shot as a 16-year-old. Click here for the latest on this investigation.
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A man is dead after a shooting at a smoke shop in Delhi Township, according to police.
Delhi Police Chief Jeff Braun said police were called to the VIP Smoke Shop on Delhi Road at around 1 a.m. for a reported disturbance call. Glass on front door of the business was broken, but police did not say whether the damage happened in the shooting.
"While responding, an update was provided that an employee of the business shot an intruder who broke into the business," says a press release from Delhi police.
When police got to the scene, they found a man dead inside the shop.
Two people called 911 about the shooting. The first reported a disturbance and said she heard a woman screaming.
The second 911 caller identifies himself to the calltaker as the owner of the shop.
"Somebody broke in the store and somebody got shot," said the man.
He told the calltaker he was on his way to the shop, but he'd learned one of his employees was the person who fired a gun.
"Do you know who shot him?" the calltaker asked.
"My worker," said the man. "He was protecting himself, the guy broke in the store."
Braun said police don't have any suspect information, but the investigation is ongoing. He did say officers are on the lookout for a stolen vehicle they believe was in the area at the time of the shooting. That vehicle is a silver Kia Rio with an Ohio license plate reading JTJ 1115.
He said officers are working to determine whether the shooting was connected to a separate crime committed Friday morning, but he did not say what that crime may have been or where it happened.
Braun said police believe the shooting was an isolated incident and that there is no danger to the surrounding community.
Anyone with information on the shooting can call Delhi Township Police at 513.922.0060.
