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PD: Man, 53, shot dead in apartments on Westwood Northern Blvd

Shooting Westwood Northern April 16
Posted at 5:56 PM, Apr 16, 2020
and last updated 2020-04-17 11:07:21-04

CINCINNATI — Cincinnati police are investigating after a man was shot and killed in Westwood Thursday afternoon.

District Three officers responded to the report of a shooting at an apartment complex on the 2400 block of Westwood Northern Boulevard at approximately 4:45 p.m. They found one man dead at the scene.

Police later identified the man as 53-year-old Fred Spivey Jr.

"There was some sort of beef between the two individuals that caused this altercation,” Police Captain Paul Broxterman said at the scene Thursday.

Authorities did not release any suspect information.

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WCPO will update this story as more information becomes available.