- At least nine people were injured after a person opened fire outside a bar in Cincinnati on Sunday.
- The victims are not in critical condition, police said.
- The suspect, who according to police was wearing a white shirt and dark pants, is at large.
At least nine people were injured after a person opened fire on a crowd outside a bar in Cincinnati, Ohio early Sunday morning, according to local news and police.
The mass shooting took place downtown at about 1:30 a.m. when the suspect fired his weapon. NBC News reported.
Lieutenant Colonel Mike John of the Cincinnati Police Department said an officer who responded fired a shot at the suspect, who was still firing, according to the report.
“We don’t know if that officer hit the person he fired the gun at,” John said during a press conferenceand noted that the suspect had left the scene.
According to John, the victims had “lower limb injuries” and were not in critical condition. They were transported to the local hospital for medical treatment.
Security images obtained by WLWT shows people running the moment shots rang out. The suspect is not currently in custody, police said. However, John gave a vague description of the person, saying they were wearing “a white shirt and dark pants.”
“Today’s events are completely and totally unacceptable,” Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval said in a statement, according to the report. “Using weapons to resolve disputes cannot become a normal part of our culture. I would like to thank the municipality for the agents on the scene. Their quick response probably saved many more people and prevented the loss of life.”