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4 people dead, 3 critically injured after shooting in Kentucky; suspect dead
FLORENCE, Ky. (WKRC) — Four people were killed and three are critically injured after a shooting Saturday at a birthday party in Kentucky. The Florence Police Department responded to multiple calls of a shooting at 2:51 a.m. on Saturday morning. The victims were celebrating a 21st birthday party at the location when the suspect arrived and began firing.
'I wasn't surprised': 7 shot, 1 killed in Cincinnati on the 4th of July in 5 shootings
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - It's been a violent start to the long Fourth of July weekend in Cincinnati, with seven people shot in five separate incidents. One of them was deadly and in a high-profile spot. It's just four blocks from TQL Stadium and two blocks from Washington Park. A lot...
NKY county mourns sudden death of deputy fire chief
WARSAW, Ky. (WXIX) - Gallatin County and the city of Warsaw are mourning the sudden death of one of their veteran first responders. Warsaw-Gallatin Fire & Rescue Deputy Fire Chief Barry “Cub” Alexander Jr. “was a great friend, tremendous leader, mentor and officer. He has served this community since 1984,” the agency announced Wednesday on social media.
1 dead, 5 hurt in multiple Cincinnati shootings overnight
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - A 45-year-old man is dead and five other people are hurt in four shootings within hours of each other across Cincinnati overnight, police confirm. Police also have not said yet if they believe any of the shootings are connected. No arrests were announced. They also did not...
Elsmere Fire Extinguishes A Car Fire Before Their Car Fire Drill
This article is a direct street report from our correspondent and has not been edited by the 1st Responder newsroom. A car fire drill for the Elsmere Fire Department started early when a call was dispatched for an actual car fire in Glenmont. Just before a car fire drill, the...
45-year-old man shot and killed on Fourth of July
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - A 45-year-old man shot and critically hurt in Over-the-Rhine on the Fourth of July is now Cincinnati’s latest homicide victim. Christian Pearson was found shot in the 1300 block of Walnut Street when they responded to a report of a shooting there at 5:48 p.m. Thursday, detectives said in a news release early Friday.
River Road reopens after rollover crash
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - River Road is back open following a rollover crash. The wreck happened in the 3500 block of River Road near Leland Avenue just before 8 a.m. Friday. At least one person was reported trapped inside the flipped vehicle and taken to a hospital, police confirmed. See a...
Family of 39-year-old man killed in Hartwell offering reward for information
Alan Davis Holcomb's family held a memorial Friday where they announced they're offering a reward for any information that will lead to an arrest and conviction in the 39-year-old's murder.
Man hospitalized after crashing truck into Carthage house
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - A man is in the hospital after he crashed his truck into a house in Carthage on Wednesday. The man was traveling on West Seymour Avenue but didn’t make the curve on a section of the road. Police said he hit a telephone pole, a tree, and then the front porch of a home.
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