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Overnight shooting in Mount Healthy wounds two

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Posted at 6:57 AM, Aug 27, 2022
and last updated 2022-08-27 19:19:55-04

MOUNT HEALTHY, Ohio — Two people are injured after a shooting along Hamilton Avenue just before 2 a.m. Saturday morning, Mt. Healthy police said.

Officers were originally responding to a fight near a bar along the 8000 block of Hamilton Avenue.

While on scene, police heard gun shots at a nearby parking lot of a gas station. There a woman was located with a gunshot wound, Mt. Healthy police said.

She was transported to UC Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.

Police said another additional victim self-transported themselves to UC Medical Center with minor injuries.

Authorities arrested Damonte Dickey of Colerain Township on scene. He is currently being held at the Hamilton County Justice Center on two counts of felonious assault. Police said additional charges are pending.

Anyone with information regarding this incident should contact the Mount Healthy Police Department at 513-728-3183.

CORRECTION: This report initially said the shooting took place at the bar in the 8000 block of Hamilton Avenue where police responded to a fight. Mount Healthy police have clarified that the shooting took place further down the street in a gas station parking lot. WCPO has since updated this report to reflect that information.

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