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Police: Man killed after Thursday night shooting in OTR

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Posted at 5:02 AM, Nov 13, 2020
and last updated 2020-11-13 05:05:54-05

CINCINNATI — A man died Thursday night after he was shot in Over-the-Rhine, according to police.

Officers with the Cincinnati Police Department responded to the 1600 block of Walnut Street Thursday around 10:11 p.m. for reports of gunshots heard in the area. When officers arrived on scene they found 25-year-old Mheid Abeid suffering from at least one gunshot wound.

First responders transported Abeid to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, and he died while at the hospital.

The Cincinnati Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating this homicide, but they have not said if there are any suspects in this case yet.

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