LIVE: 4 dead in shooting at downtown Cincinnati office building

Source: WLWT
Published: Sep 6, 2018
Author: WLWT Digital Staff
Post Date: 2018-09-06 11:10:29 by Stoner
Views: 2939

CINCINNATI —

Multiple people have been shot – at least one fatally – in what police called an active shooter situation downtown Cincinnati.

Police said they are actively investigating reports of a shooter at Fifth Third Bank at 511 Walnut St. in the lobby and loading dock.

It's near Fountain Square, which has been closed to foot traffic at this time.

An officer at the scene said there are at least two, and possibly more, people who've been shot. It wasn't immediately clear if the shooter was one of them.

Officials with the University of Cincinnati Medical Center said they have received at least four victims.

According to Cincinnati Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld, "Multiple shot, and tragically there are fatalities."

Several other nearby buildings are on lockdown as police investigate.

Sen. Rob Portman has released a brief statement as details develop, saying in part, "My staff and I are following the situation in Cincinnati. If you're downtown, please follow first responder instructions for the safety of everyone involved. Jane and I hope for a peaceful resolution soon."

Little information has been released.

WLWT has multiple crews on the scene and will update this story as details become available.


Another WACKO most likely !!

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#1: Stoner    To: All (#0)

Cincinnati PD is to be commended. Their quick arrival, and swift action of taking out the wacko, very likely helped keep the casualty rate from being higher.

No report yet on the type of weapon used. Surprisingly !

I am sure the liberals will start screaming for more gun control.

Stoner posted on 2018-09-06 11:35:36   Reply   Private Reply


#2: Fred Mertz    To: Stoner (#0)

I guess we'll hear about the shooter's identity and motive later today.

Fred Mertz posted on 2018-09-06 11:46:05   Reply   Private Reply


#3: Stoner    To: Fred Mertz (#2)

" I guess we'll hear about the shooter's identity and motive later today. "

Yeah, along with massive calls for more gun control. Probably will not hear about the weapon, unless it is a EBR, then we will hear a lot about it !!

Stoner posted on 2018-09-06 11:53:33   Reply   Private Reply


#4: Liberator    To: Stoner (#0)

Another WACKO most likely !!

If "WACKO" is defined by either:

a) Democrat
b) Anarchist
c) Deep State Tool
d) Product/Indoctrination Specialist aka "Teacher" of the urban Public School System within the last 20 years EVER.

Liberator posted on 2018-09-06 14:12:28   Reply   Private Reply


#5: Willie Green    To: Fred Mertz (#2)

I guess we'll hear about the shooter's identity and motive later today.

Willie Green posted on 2018-09-06 14:17:52   Reply   Private Reply


#6: Stoner    To: Liberator (#4)

" WACKO" is defined by either:

a) Democrat b) Anarchist c) Deep State Tool d) Product/Indoctrination Specialist aka "Teacher" of the urban Public School System within the last 20 years EVER. "

Well, you pretty much covered the spectrum !

Stoner posted on 2018-09-06 14:27:01   Reply   Private Reply


#7: Liberator    To: Fred Mertz (#2)

I guess we'll hear about the shooter's identity and motive later today.

In a place like Cincinati??

(About which we can distrust with 99% certainty.)

Liberator posted on 2018-09-06 14:33:08   Reply   Private Reply


#8: Liberator    To: Stoner (#6)

I try, Stoner ;-)

Liberator posted on 2018-09-06 14:33:30   Reply   Private Reply


#9: Liberator    To: Willie Green (#5)

Pretty much the way things are these days, Willie. But perhaps not in the context you intended.

Because...even YOU have to admit -- most Mayoral, LE, and DA Monkey Business, aka negligence, obstruction of justice, incompetence and corruption is...a DEMOCRAT TRADEMARK.

Btw, you used to be a lot more articulate on weighing in personally on situations and opinion. Sometime vids can cover it uniquely, but aren't you relying a bit to much on these vids?

Liberator posted on 2018-09-06 14:39:54   Reply   Private Reply


#10: Hondo68    To: Stoner, Omar Enrique Santa-Perez, deceased (#0)

Another DACA dream student gone astray while waiting for President Trump's amnesty "Bill of Love"?


Cincinnati police on Thursday afternoon identified the gunman behind a deadly shooting at Fifth Third Center as 29-year-old Omar Enrique Santa-Perez of North Bend, Ohio.

According to Police Chief Eliot Isaac, police began to receive calls about a shooter inside the Fountain Square landmark around 9:11 a.m. Perez shot five people, killing one on-scene and fatally wounding two others, before a group of four Cincinnati officers shot him "multiple times," Isaac said.

While Santa-Perez's surviving victims were rushed to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, police determined he had been killed in the exchange of fire.

By 4 p.m, yellow tape encircled the North Bend building in which Santa-Perez had lived.

"We are still processing that evidence and looking for any opportunity to gain greater insight into the motive of this morning's events," Isaac said, adding investigators were "confident" Perez had acted alone and the shooting was an isolated incident.

Isaac said he anticipated giving another news conference Friday once investigators had a chance to thoroughly examine the evidence gathered from Santa-Perez's home. In the meantime, he praised the officers who responded to the deadly incident.

"Their bravery and heroic actions stopped the shooter before his rampage continued to do more harm," he said.

Mayor John Cranley, who spoke after Isaac at a 4:45 news conference, repeated his earlier belief that the incident represented another installment in an ongoing series of devastating mass shootings across the United States.

"This is clearly an act of grotesque violence to innocent people, and it should frighten all of us," he said.

Federal court documents indicate Santa-Perez twice -- once in January and again in June -- attempted to represent himself in a pair of multi-million-dollar lawsuits against NBC Universal Inc., CNBC Universal Media and Ameritrade Holding Corporation.

Santa-Perez claimed in the filings the two media organizations had committed "slanderous defamation of character and moral rights through unwarranted intrusion into (his) personal electronics," reporting fabricated stories about himself and his family, and that Ameritrade had failed to protect him.

An initial search of MSNBC and NBC’s news websites revealed no coverage at all involving Santa-Perez prior to Thursday’s shooting. The first suit was dismissed with prejudice June 6; Santa-Perez filed the second June 20.

He previously lived in Broward County, Florida, where he in 2010 faced charges of brawling in public and resisting arrest.

https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/cincinnati/cincinnati-police-id-gunman-behind-fifth-third-shooting-as-omar-enrique-santa-perez

Hondo68 posted on 2018-09-06 18:26:08   Reply   Private Reply


#11: Fred Mertz    To: hondo68 (#10)

Thanks hondoper.

Fred Mertz posted on 2018-09-06 19:15:58   Reply   Private Reply


#12: Willie Green    To: Liberator (#9)

Btw, you used to be a lot more articulate on weighing in personally on situations and opinion. Sometime vids can cover it uniquely, but aren't you relying a bit to much on these vids?

I get tired of saying the same thing over and over and over again... The vids keep it somewhat interesting for me.

Willie Green posted on 2018-09-06 19:27:29   Reply   Private Reply


#13: Fred Mertz    To: Willie Green (#12)

The vids keep it somewhat interesting for me.

I enjoy your vids. Keep up the good work and selections.

Fred Mertz posted on 2018-09-06 20:18:22   Reply   Private Reply


#14: CZ82    To: hondo68 (#10)

calls about a shooter inside the Fountain Square landmark around 9:11 a.m.

It's surprising he was up and motivated that early, normally they don't wake up and hit the streets before 1 or 2. That's why most of the businesses in downtown Cincy usually close up by 2 or 3 at the latest. The only things usually still open after that are restaurants/bars down by the river and ballpark, and the police usually patrol that area.

CZ82 posted on 2018-09-07 06:49:58   Reply   Private Reply


#15: Liberator    To: Willie Green (#12)

Fair enough...

Just sayin'.

Sometimes peeps don't watch a 3:00 vid. And sometimes YOUR point is what we wanna see.

Liberator posted on 2018-09-07 10:46:31   Reply   Private Reply


#16: Liberator    To: hondo68 (#10)

Another DACA dream student gone astray while waiting for President Trump's amnesty "Bill of Love"?

Have you earned your GED yet? Wow.

Liberator posted on 2018-09-07 10:47:58   Reply   Private Reply