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North College Hill shooting suspect used AR-15 style rifle, fired 29 rounds, court records show

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NORTH COLLEGE HILL, Ohio — According to court documents stemming from Monday's deadly shooting in North College Hill, suspect Ricky Orlando Lee used an AR-15 style rifle to fire 29 rounds, killing 18-year-old Brea'L Wade and injuring an 18-year-old man.

The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office and the North College Hill Police Department said Lee was arrested Friday and booked into the Hamilton County Jail.

On July 2, Lee was indicted on one count of aggravated murder, two counts of murder, five counts of felonious assault and one count of tampering with evidence.

Police blocked off a portion of Carpenter Drive shortly before 2 a.m. Monday, with crime scene tape as they investigated the shooting.

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The father of the injured 18-year-old man said he was shot in his shoulder and ear but is out of the hospital now and doing okay.

"I'm happy my son's still here with us, and I'm sorry for the loss of his friend, and just still mourning about that," the father said. "(Brea'L was) a great person, and we just waiting to get closure."

Court documents allege that the day before the shooting, Lee threatened an 11-year-old with a handgun and had been drinking alcohol while handling firearms.

"He's a danger to the community, that's all I can say," the father said.

Court records show that Lee has a criminal history. In 2022, according to documents, Lee fired a gun in an unknown direction while intoxicated. Records show he had another run-in with law enforcement that same year and was ultimately found not guilty by reason of insanity.

"Hopefully somebody will give a tip to turn him in," the father said. "Get him off the streets, put him where he needs to be behind bars."

The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office said when officers arrived to the scene, two people were found shot inside a vehicle. The 18-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene, and the other person was taken to UC Medical Center.

One neighbor told WCPO 9 that they heard gunshots and that police instructed them around 3 a.m. to go back inside their home. Around 4:30 a.m., police stopped neighbors who were trying to return to their homes. The neighbors said officers did not give them any information on what was going on.

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