CINCINNATI — A 42-year-old man is in the hospital after an early morning shooting on the 7th Street Viaduct in Queensgate, Cincinnati police said.
The gunman shot the man through the windshield of his car shortly before 3:30 a.m. Monday, CPD said.
Police discovered the victim inside his car near Linn Street after the victim lost control and crashed into the guardrail.
He was in the driver's seat suffering from a single gunshot wound under the eye.
"District 5 heard the run also. They were at CIS processing some evidence They responded. They were first on scene," said Sgt. Phillip Buccino with Cincinnati police.
The driver was taken to University of Cincinnati Medical Center with life-threatening injuries, but CPD said he was responsive.
Investigators said he is expected to recover.
"If you are picking that gun up, I want you to really think about it before you pull that trigger," Mitch Morris said.
Morris leads Cincinnati's Works' Phoenix Program and is a prominent force in the city's effort to keep guns off the streets.
"Emergency room doctors, those people are -- we're sewing people back and forth. I mean people coming in getting shot two or three times and they're saving them. You know what I mean?" Morris said. "Let's take some of that pressure off them and put them guns down and stop these senseless shootings."
Police have not said if they are searching for any suspects.
They are working to determine if the shooting was targeted or a random act, but CPD said it's too early to know.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 513-352-3540.
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