Quote:A shooter fired 22 shots into a crowd in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Friday, killing an 11-year-old boy and wounding four other children and an adult, according to local authorities.
The Cincinnati Police Department on Sunday said the occupant of a sedan fired 22 rounds in “quick succession” shortly before 9:30 p.m. Friday in Cincinnati’s West End.
The 11-year-old boy was pronounced dead at the scene, while the five other victims were transported to local hospitals for treatment. The Associated Press reported a 53-year-old woman, three boys aged 12, 13 and 15, and a 15-year-old girl were the people wounded in the shooting.
As of Sunday, one victim remained in the hospital in stable condition, police said.
Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Preval told reporters Sunday the city’s West End community is “shattered by the reality” that a child was taken from them due to a deadly weapon on the streets.
“Twenty-two rounds were fired, 22 rounds in a moment into a crowd of kids,” Preval said during a press conference. “No time to respond, no time to react. That is the reality that these kids have to live through. And the reality, the trauma that they will have to deal with for the rest of their lives. ”
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