CINCINNATI — Two men have been indicted in connection with a shooting at a Northside transit center that left four people injured in May, according to court documents.
On May 26, four people were injured in a shooting in Northside at around 1:51 a.m. Three of those people were taken to hospitals for treatment, while the fourth refused medical treatment, Cincinnati police said.
Now a federal grand jury has indicted 26-year-old Yecowniyah Beal after he was allegedly seen on surveillance videos brandishing a weapon he's not legally allowed to have, federal officials said. Officials said he allegedly possessed a rifle.
Beal is not charged with injuring any of the victims; federal officials say he was one of the four people shot that night. He is charged with illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, which is a federal crime punishable by up to 15 years in prison.
A jury also indicted Jahmir Neal on three counts of felonious assault, one count of carrying concealed weapons and one count of improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle in connection with the May 26 incident. His bond was set at $3 million.
An affidavit says Neal and Beal engaged in a verbal altercation on the night of May 26. The affidavit states Neal indicated he was going to rob Beal for a gun.
After the altercation, according to the affidavit, Neal got out of a car and fired numerous rounds at Beal, who was walking through the parking lot. Beal was hit in the neck and stomach.
The rounds discharged by Neal also hit three other people, according to the affidavit.
Footage viewed by WCPO in May from nearby surveillance cameras shows several people in the transit center parking lot at the time of the shooting. Four cars are parked in spots on the south end of the lot.
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"We continue to track all shootings in Cincinnati and will bring federal charges against those involved whenever we can," said U.S. Attorney Dominick Gerace II, in a press release. "Our determination to reduce violent crime in this city remains steadfast."
