Cincinnati Shooting at Riverfront Live Leaves One in Critical Condition, Eight Injured
The cincinnati shooting at Riverfront Live early Sunday morning sent nine people to local hospitals and prompted an ongoing police investigation. The incident matters now because the venue was hosting a birthday party that drew patrons under the impression of security measures, and city officials have confirmed no ongoing public threat.
Cincinnati Shooting at Riverfront Live
The shooting occurred shortly before 1 a. m. at 4343 Kellogg Ave., the address of Riverfront Live, a 16-and-over music venue in the East End. Riverfront Live had been hosting a birthday party that DJ Fresh said began at 10 p. m. Saturday. Video captured by security cameras at a nearby business shows a crowd running out of the venue after the first shots were fired inside.
4343 Kellogg Ave. and the Timeline of Response
Officers on scene confirmed the incident is isolated and that there is no ongoing threat to the public. Cincinnati police issued a statement around 3: 30 a. m. Sunday that "This investigation is still ongoing. " No suspect description has been released. The sequence is clear in security footage: shots fired inside, then patrons fleeing into the street and toward nearby businesses.
UC Medical Center and Good Samaritan Hospital
Eight people were taken to UC Medical Center and one person was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital. A UC spokesperson, Heather Chura Smith, said among those at UC Medical Center one individual is in critical condition, five are stable, and two were treated and released. The person taken to Good Samaritan Hospital has since been released.
Family Accounts: Antoinette Coates and Angel Potts
Antoinette Coates said her 35-year-old son was among those injured and was shot four times; she added he is expected to be okay. Coates urged greater protection for attendees, saying establishments appeared to be allowing people in without adequate searches and that firearms were being brought inside.
Angel Potts, the mother of a 25-year-old victim, described her daughter’s experience as the shooting began. Potts said her daughter was leaving the bathroom when she and others heard gunfire; some people dropped down while others ran. Potts said her daughter ran toward the door, jumped a fence and went across to a United Dairy Farmer. Potts said her daughter believed security measures at the door would keep her safe, noting the venue charges patrons $60 or $50 for admission and that she had been patted down at entry. Potts described her daughter’s condition following the incident.
