CINCINNATI — Cincinnati police have arrested a man and charged him with the murder of a 16-year-old boy.
Police announced that on September 27, they arrested 18-year-old Davon Marcum and charged him with murder.
Court records show Marcum was arrested in May on charges of having weapons under disability; he was sentenced to community control on that charge in July. Court documents in that case say Marcum is not allowed to possess a gun, because of a prior conviction of felonious assault.
Police said 16-year-old Thomas Bell died after he was shot in Over-the-Rhine on September 16.
The shooting occurred around 5 p.m. along E McMicken Avenue, near the 1600 block of Walnut Street, by Grant Park.
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Cincinnati Police Sergeant Andrew Mitchell told us that evening that 2 people had been shot and transported to the hospital. He said they were both in "critical condition" when transported.
Bell died from his injuries at the hospital, according to the Hamilton County Coroner's Office.
Not long after his death, a memorial was built over the spot where Bell was shot. Four balloons — two pink and two purple — were tied to the stop sign near East McMicken Avenue and Walnut Street. The balloons were inscribed with phrases like "Gone but never forgotten" and "A piece of my heart is in Heaven."
"He was one of the kids who played right out here in (Grant) Park on the bikes. Never heard him cuss. He was always respectful," said Michelle Reynolds, who lives near the shooting scene. "He was a good kid. I don't think I know anybody that can say anything bad about him. The kids love him. Adults love him."
Charles Williams, a teacher at nearby Wesley Chapel Mission Center, said the shots rang out that day shortly after classes let out.
"I heard nothing but kids crying and screaming," he said. "I (saw) a bunch of teenagers right there, just a big scene around a body on the ground ... they'll remember that for the rest of their lives."
