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Double shooting closes Peebles Corner in Walnut Hills

Police investigate Walnut Hills double shooting
Posted at 5:45 AM, Sep 26, 2016
and last updated 2016-09-27 10:52:20-04

CINCINNATI -- A double shooting shut down Peebles Corner in Walnut Hills for hours Monday morning as police investigated the scene near the intersection of Gilbert and McMillan avenues. 

Around 4:23 a.m. Monday, police reports state seven gunshots were heard near the PNC Bank, where a white van was found with a gunshot in the passenger-side door. Emergency crews took a 27-year-old woman and 26-year-old woman to UC Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. The women were stabilized at the hospital.

One woman was found in the bank parking lot, while the other was found a short distance away at 2445 Gilbert Ave. According to police reports, the "victim stated that a known listed suspect shot her with a gun causing serious physical harm." Police did not release any information on potential suspects.