Police: 1 dead, another injured in Westwood shooting

June 26, 2023
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CINCINNATI (WXIX) - A homicide investigation is underway after a 19-year-old was shot in Westwood on Sunday afternoon, Cincinnati police confirmed.

Officers were dispatched at approximately 4:50 p.m. to the 2700 block of Erlene Drive for a report of a shooting, police said.

Upon arrival, the Cincinnati Fire Department found an 18-year-old with a gunshot wound and transported him to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, according to Sgt. Frank Beavers with the Cincinnati Homicide Unit.

Sgt. Beavers says around that same time, a 19-year-old victim with a gunshot wound showed up to UC Medical Center by private vehicle.

The 19-year-old victim was later pronounced dead, Beavers said.

Cincinnati police are investigating the fatal shooting.

If anyone has information, call the Homicide Unit at 513-352-3542.

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Source: FOX19