CINCINNATI — A 12-year-old boy is dead after he was fatally shot in Winton Hills Sunday night, according to Cincinnati police.
CPD said officers were called to the 4800 block of Este Avenue at around 11 p.m. Sunday after calls reporting a stolen vehicle that had crashed. When police got there, they found 12-year-old Nehemiah McMillon with a gunshot wound. He was taken to UC Medical Center, where he died from his injuries.
Police said the 12-year-old was shot and killed by 31-year-old Darius McGrew, who has been arrested and charged with murder. Court documents say McGrew was chasing a vehicle that was stolen from outside his home before he fired multiple shots into that vehicle, killing McMillon.
WATCH: Here is what we know so far about the Winton Hills shooting that left a 12-year-old boy dead
In court on Tuesday, a judge ordered McGrew be held on a $3 million bond. While McGrew's defense attorney argued that McGrew is a father, a contractor and hasn't had contact with law enforcement outside of traffic violations since 2021, prosecutors argued McGrew "took it upon himself to pursue his vehicle," which led to McMillon's death.
Officers at the scene told WCPO that a second person walked into Cincinnati Children's with a gunshot wound. Police believe that victim is also from the shooting on Este Avenue.
During McGrew's hearing Tuesday, prosecutors said it's possible that juvenile could also face charges, but they did not say which charges.
According to McMillon's aunt, who spoke with WCPO 9 News on Monday, the 12-year-old played in a youth football league and was "in the wrong place at the wrong time."
We also spoke with neighbors near the scene Monday, who recounted what the aftermath of the shooting looked like.
"Our son was upstairs in the window, and he said, there (is) this guy down there yelling at the woods, 'When I catch you, I'm going to kill you,'" Rodney Wright said. "We didn't know it was that serious over there."
Wright was sitting with Whitley Taylor when we spoke with him. The two say they have teenage boys around the same age as McMillon.
"It's getting crazier and closer to home," Taylor said. "My son's 11 years old. He's just one year younger than the kid they just found. We try to keep them away from a lot of this."
"They like to play," Wright said. "They want to be a kid. And when they see all the stuff going on, they come back in and (say) 'Outside is not outside today.'"
McMillon's family sent us a statement regarding his death.
"We are devastated by the loss of our loved one. We know it’s often said in moments like this that someone was a 'good kid,' but in his case, it couldn’t be more true," the statement reads.
The family goes on to say in the statement, in part, "Unfortunately, he got caught up with the wrong crowd and was surrounded by influences that didn’t reflect who he truly was."
Hear more from the family's statement in the video below:
