CINCINNATI — Two people were killed, and two others were injured in a shooting early Sunday morning in Northside, according to Cincinnati police officers at the scene.
The shooting happened around 1:30 a.m. Sunday in the 4000 block of Hamilton Avenue near the Spotlight Lounge, a local bar. Officers responded to the scene for a reported shooting and found four victims.
All four were transported to UC Medical Center. Two died at the hospital, and the other two had non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
CPD identified the two people killed as 23-year-old Quiade Daniels and 32-year-old Vermonte Blair.
Officers say the shooting began as an altercation near Spotlight Lounge. Two people have been detained, and two firearms were discovered. It has not been confirmed if the arrest or the weapons are connected to the shooting.
This is an ongoing investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact CPD's Homicide Unit at 513-352-3542.
