3 dead, 2 hurt after mass shooting near UC’s campus

CINCINNATI — Three people are dead and two others hurt after a shooting near the University of Cincinnati’s campus early Monday morning.

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UC Public Safety issued an emergency alert on social media at 2:54 a.m. saying officers responded to a reported emergency on Highland Avenue and E University Avenue.

The shooting happened in the 300 block of East University Avenue near UC’s campus, according to our news partner WCPO in Cincinnati.

Police told Cincinnati media outlets that five people in total were shot. The coroner’s office confirmed that three people had died.

Two people had non-life-threatening injuries.

Captain Mark Burns told WCPO that one person on the scene ran into a house with a weapon and there was a brief standoff. They were later taken into custody, but Burns said police are unsure if that person was the shooter.

UC Public Safety issued an “All Clear” at 3:51 a.m. on its X (formerly Twitter) account.

The shooting remains under investigation.

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