At least nine people were shot in a packed bar area in downtown Cincinnati early Sunday morning. The shooter escaped despite being shot by a responding police officer. Said.
The massacre outside the bar at 1:40 am caused such chaos. Responding officers had to fire flash grenades to clear the crowd and reach the wounded, Lieutenant Colonel Mike John said at the scene.
So far, none of the nine hits appear to be in critical condition, John said. Two other people were also shot nearby, but police have yet to confirm their connection.
The responding officer said, We were shooting at targets," said John, the shooter.
"I don't know if that cop shot," said John. The person who wears it.” that's it.
"My understanding is that … no one is in critical condition and most of the injuries are to the lower extremities," John said.
The brawl was so violent that the police sent a civil action response team to "clear the crowd from here and put EMS in to treat the gunshot victims," he said.
He asked for video footage of a drinker who was there at the time.
