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The shooting
took place shortly after 1:30 a.m. outside Mr. Pitiful’s bar in the Ohio city’s
Over-the-Rhine district, a popular nightlife area, The Associated Press
reports. Lt. Col. Mike John of the Cincinnati police told reporters that most
of the victims suffered wounds to their lower halves.
John said at
a Sunday news conference that eight men and one woman between the ages of 23
and 47 were wounded during the shooting, according to The Associated Press. The
victims were treated at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center and had
been released, The Associated Press quoted hospital spokesperson Heather Chura
as telling The (Cincinnati) Enquirer.
The suspect
fled the scene but the police fired a shot at him and another shot was fired
after he fled indicating that there were two persons shooting at the scene.
“What I can
tell you is that the individual that he fired at was actively shooting a
firearm at that time,” John said. The suspect fled the scene. He said he
believed there was “no question” that the officer’s immediate response saved
lives.
Authorities are
saying that a fight broke out between two groups, and police saw at least two
people involved, brandish weapons and shoot at each other, The Enquirer
reported.