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Report of juveniles fighting downtown near Government Square

Report of juveniles fighting downtown near Government Square
LIVE IN FAIRFIELD WITH THE [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY WLWT-TV] STEVEN: A MAN IS IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER A SHOOTING AT AN APARTMENT COMPLEX. WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR. KELLY: AND BREAK IN A DECADES-OLD COLD CASE IN THE DEATH OF A TEENAGER. >> IS GOING TO BE THE COLDEST WEEKEND OF THE SEASON SO FAR ONLY TO SEE A THOUGHT BY THANKSGIVING. WHEN WE GO FROM THE TEENS TO NEAR 60. >> LEADING THE WAY WITH BREAKING NEWS. KELLY: A MISSING EIGHT-YEAR-OLD BOY HAS BEEN FOUND SAFE AND HEALTHY. I AM KELLY RIPPIN. STEVEN: AND I’M STEVEN ALBRITTON. OFFICIALS SAY THE BOY HAD BEEN MISSING SINCE 4:00 YESTERDAY AFTER WATCHING TO THE KROGER AND NEVER RETURNING HOME. KELLY: OFFICIALS LOCATED HIM ABOUT TWO HOURS AGO AND RETURN HOME. OBVIOUSLY WE HAD A VERY COLD OVERNIGHT AND OFTEN TIMES WE DO NOT GET THE DETAILS. WE ARE GLAD HE IS SAFE AND HEALTHY AND BACK IN A WARM PLACE. ALLISON: WE WILL BE DEALING WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES FOR THE ENTIRE WEEKEND. WE DID HAVE SOME FLURRIES EARLIER THIS MORNING AROUND HILLSBORO. THAT IS MAKING ITS WAY OUT OF HILLSBORO AND HIGHLAND COUNTY. WE HAD SNOWFALL FOR AREAS TO THE NORTH, EVEN SNOW PARTS OF KENTUCKY CLOSER TO THE LEXINGTON AND FRANKFURT AREA. HERE IN GREATER CINCINNATI WE ARE FINISHED WITH OUR CHANCE OF SEEING ANY FLURRIES. 21 IS WHAT IT FEELS LIKE IN CINCINNATI. TEMPERATURES WILL STAY STEADY FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. THE WIND IS PULLING IN ANYWHERE FROM FIVE TO 10 TO 15 MILES PER HOUR TODAY WILL MAKE IT FEEL SO MUCH COLDER OUTSIDE. THIS IS THE KIND OF COLD WE WOULD TYPICALLY SEE IN JANUARY, MAYBE FEBRUARY. WE ARE GETTING IT IN THE DAYS LEADING UP TO THANKSGIVING. FEELS LIKE 21 AND HAMILTON. WILMINGTON FEELS MORE LIKE 15 DEGREES. IT WILL STAY COLD FOR THE REST OF TODAY. TEMPERATURES GOING TO STAY AROUND 33 FOR THE AFTERNOON, DIPPING DOWN TO 26 BY 7:00 TONIGHT. IF YOU’RE GOING TO BE OUT AND ABOUT THIS EVENING THIS IS THE KIND OF COLD YOU WANT TO TAKE VERY SERIOUSLY. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ADEQUATE CLOTHING AND YOU ARE NICE AND BUNDLED UP IF YOU’RE GOING TO BE SPENDING ANY TIME OUTSIDE. COMING UP, I WILL TELL YOU ABOUT WHAT TO EXPECT FOR THE WEEKEND AND WE ARE COMING DOWN THE DAYS UNTIL THANKSGIVING. STEVEN: THANK YOU SO MUCH. MORE BREAKING AT NOON. A POLICE INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY AFTER A SHOOTING AT AN APARTMENT COMPLEX LEFT ONE MAN INJURED. KELLY: NEARBY SCHOOLS WERE PLACED ON A BRIEF LOCKDOWN AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE BUT IT HAS SINCE BEEN LIFTED. WLWT NEWS 5 LACEY ROBERTS IS LIVE IN FAIRFIELD WITH WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR. LACEY: GOOD AFTERNOON TO YOU BOTH. I AM HERE AT THE SOUTHGATE APARTMENTS IN FAIRFIELD ON EASTGATE BOULEVARD, AND POLICE ARE TELLING US AROUND 8:50 THIS MORNING IS WHEN THEY GOT REPORTS OF THE SHOOTING. THIS IS WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR. OFFICERS DID LOCATE THE MALE VICTIM WHO HAD BEEN SHOT. HE WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI HOSPITAL FOR HIS INJURIES. AT THIS TIME, WE DO NOT KNOW THE EXTENT OF HIS INJURIES OR HIS CURRENT CONDITION. NOW OUT OF CAUTION, SEVERAL SCHOOLS WERE PLACED ON A SOFT LOCKDOWN, WHICH HAS SINCE BEEN LIFTED. NOW WE DID SPEAK TO ONE MAN WHO WAS VISITING HIS BROTHER WHEN THIS ALL UNFOLDED, SAYING HE HEARD MORE THAN 10 GUNSHOTS. THE GUY WALKED AWAY AND WENT BACK OVER THIS DAY -- BACK OVER THIS WAY AND WHEN THE GUY WHO OWNS THE SILVER CAR CAME OUT OF THIS BUILDING, THAT GENTLEMAN CAME FROM BEHIND THE SHED THAT WE SEE HERE AND OPENED FIRE ON HIM. HE BROKE HIS CAR WINDOW OUT. LACEY: THIS IS STILL AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION AT THIS TIME. AS WE GET MORE DETAILS WE WILL RELEASE THEM. REPORTING LIVE, LACEY ROBERTS, WLWT NEWS 5. STEVEN: I AM SURE A TERRIFYING SITUATION. HAVE POLICE SAID ANYTHING ABOUT A SUSPECT OR POSSIBLE SUSPECTS? LACEY: POLICE HAVE NOT CONFIRMED THERE IS A SUSPECT OR SUSPECTS OR THAT THERE IS ONE IN CUSTODY OR THAT HE MAY BE OUT HERE ARMED AND DANGEROUS. THAT MAN WE DID SPEAK TO THAT SAID HE SAW WHAT HAPPENED SAID THAT GUNMEN DID GET INTO A CAR AND SPED OFF. STEVEN: AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE IT. A CELEBRATION OF LIFE WILL BE HELD THIS WEEKEND FOR THE ANDERSON TOWNSHIP TEENAGER HIT AND KILLED BY A CAR ON MONDAY. KELLY: 15-YEAR-OLD ELI JONES WAS STRUCK ON CLOUGH PIKE, AND THIS MORNING THE DRIVER WHO HIT HIM HAS STILL NOT COME FORWARD. THIS HAPPENED AROUND 1:00 IN THE MORNING JUST UP FROM EIGHT MILE ROAD. THE TEENAGER WAS FOUND BY ANOTHER DRIVER WHO STOPPED TO HELP. 56-YEAR-OLD DOUGLAS STANSELL AND HIS SONS CALLED 911. THE SHOCK OF WHAT THEY WERE DEALING WITH ENDED UP BEING TOO MUCH FOR STANSELL. HE LATER WENT INTO CARDIAC ARREST AND PASSED AWAY. THERE HAS BEEN AN OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT FOR BOTH FAMILIES. THIS SUNDAY ELI’S FAMILY IS HAVING A CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS
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Report of juveniles fighting downtown near Government Square
Report of 15-20 juveniles fighting on Walnut Street downtown, near Government Square, no weapons, no injuries reported. This story was curated by Hearst's WLWT Alert Desk. Do you have photos or video of this incident? If so, upload them to https://www.wlwt.com/upload. Be sure to include your name and any additional details so we can give you proper credit online and on TV.

Report of 15-20 juveniles fighting on Walnut Street downtown, near Government Square, no weapons, no injuries reported.

This story was curated by Hearst's WLWT Alert Desk.

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Do you have photos or video of this incident? If so, upload them to https://www.wlwt.com/upload. Be sure to include your name and any additional details so we can give you proper credit online and on TV.