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Police: Woman found safe day after man allegedly shoots her family member

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Posted at 5:12 AM, Feb 03, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-03 12:24:46-05

CINCINNATI — Police said a woman was found safe a day after she went missing after a man supposedly shot a member of her family in Westwood.

The Cincinnati Police Department said Leah Brown, 19, went missing Tuesday around 11:15 p.m., but police said she was found safe around noon Wednesday.

Initially, police though brown was with Antonio Wilcox, Jr., 21, who is wanted for felonious assault after police said he shot a member of Brown's family Tuesday evening around the same time that Brown went missing. Wilcox has also threatened to harm Brown and should be considered armed and dangerous, according to police.

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Mugshot of Antonio Wilcox, Jr.

Wilcox drives a white 2007 Chevrolet Impala with an Ohio license plate number of JHX 2288.

If you see Wilcox or Wilcox's car, or have any information about where they are, you are asked to call 911 or 513-765-1212.

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