CINCINNATI — A 32-year-old man was shot and killed in Queensgate just after midnight Friday, according to Cincinnati police.
Police said CPD officers were dispatched to the 1000 block of Gest Street at around 12:10 a.m. Friday morning. When officers got there, they found 32-year-old Ryan Johnson suffering from a gunshot wound in the parking lot of a Taco Bell.
The Cincinnati Fire Department was called in and attempted life-saving measures, but Johnson died from his injuries at the scene.
"There's a lot of people just left behind, I'm so tired of all this crime going on," said Ebony Denton, aunt of Johnson.
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She tells us Johnson, a father of 7, worked at the Taco Bell and was on break at the time of the shooting.
"We just want to know why, why did you take him like he got seven kids, who's gonna raise his kids?" said Denton.
Denton says her nephew was a "good person, gone too soon." She tells us his mom says, "Where do you go from here?"
"He was just at work. Ryan loved to be there for everybody; he would give you the shirt off his back. He always got that big old cheesy smile. That's how I remember him," said Denton.
Police have not released any further information on what led to the shooting or if they have a possible suspect. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call CPD at 513-765-1212 or Crime Stoppers at 513-352-3040.
