Coroner IDs woman killed in deadly shooting at Lockland auto business
ABOUT FOR DAYS. CHRIS, LIVE FOR US ON FOUNTAIN SQUARE. THANKS SO MUCH. WELL, RIGHT NOW POLICE ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR A SUSPECT AFTER A DEADLY SHOOTING AT A BUSINESS TODAY IN LOCKLAND. 30 YEAR OLD WOMAN WAS KILLED IN THE SHOOTING, PROMPTING A MASSIVE POLICE RESPONSE AND A SHELTER IN PLACE FOR NEIGHBORS IN THAT AREA. OUR WLWT NEWS FIVE’S RACHEL WHELAN LIVE IN LOCKLAND TONIGHT WITH AN UPDATE ON THAT INVESTIGATION. HI RACH. HI, SHEREE AND MIKE LAUGHLIN. POLICE ISSUED THAT SHELTER IN PLACE ORDER THIS AFTERNOON. IT’S SINCE BEEN LIFTED DESPITE NO ARRESTS. THE HAMILTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE DID JUST PUT OUT SOME SUSPECT INFORMATION JUST A BIT AGO. IT IS VERY VAGUE, BUT THEY SAY THEY’RE LOOKING FOR A MAN SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 25 AND 35 YEARS OLD, WITH LONG, DARK HAIR THAT MIGHT BE IN BRAIDS OR DREADLOCKS. FIVE. TWO FOUR NORTH WAYNE AVENUE, ARISE AUTO. SEE THE COMPLAINANT STATING A MALE HAS A SHOTGUN. POLICE RUSHING TO THE SCENE OF A DEADLY SHOOTING ON NORTH WAYNE AVENUE IN LOCKLAND. EARLY POLICE RADIO COMMUNICATION SHOWS THE FIRST 911 CALL CAME IN JUST BEFORE 2 P.M. AT AN AUTO BUSINESS SUSPECT, POSSIBLY ARMED WITH A SHOTGUN BLAST MOVE DIRECTION EASTBOUND FROM OUR LOCATION INTO THE WOODLINE. OFFICERS FROM MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS FLOODED THE AREA LOOKING FOR SUSPECTS. POLICE TELLING NEIGHBORS TO STAY INSIDE. ISSUING AN EMERGENCY SHELTER IN PLACE ORDER IN LOCKLAND. OUR DRONE CAMERAS SHOW THE SCOPE OF THE RESPONSE FROM LOCKLAND, WOODLAWN AND MARIEMONT POLICE, ALONG WITH THE HAMILTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE. WE’RE BLURRING THE PORTION WHERE THE VICTIM IS SEEN NEAR A CREEK BEHIND THE BUSINESS. FIRST, I THOUGHT IT WASN’T TRUE BECAUSE IT’S BROAD DAYLIGHT. WHO COME IN THERE? IT’S LIKE 15 CAMERAS IN THAT PLACE. DON SIMPSON IS A TRUCK DRIVER WHO WORKS WITH ARISE AUTO CENTER RECOVERY EVERY DAY. HE TOLD WLWT HE HEARD THE SHOOTING MAY HAVE HAPPENED DURING A ROBBERY, WHERE THE SUSPECT TOOK LESS THAN $2,000. THE GUY CAME IN AND ROBBED HER, AND WHEN HE RAN, SHE RAN BEHIND HIM. AND WHEN THEY GOT TO THE BACK AND HE SHOT HER. POLICE HAVE NOT RELEASED THE VICTIM’S NAME YET, AND WE ARE WORKING TO CONFIRM THOSE DETAILS OF THE REPORTED ROBBERY. AGAIN, NO ARRESTS MADE SO FAR. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION, YOU’RE ASKED TO CONTACT THE HAMILT
Coroner IDs woman killed in deadly shooting at Lockland auto business
The person who died after a shooting at a business in Lockland on Friday, which prompted a shelter-in-place order in the area, has been identified.Monday, the Hamilton County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Oluwabukola Pereira, 30, of Cincinnati.Pereira died in a shooting Friday at a business in the 500 block of N. Wayne Avenue. Hamilton County deputies said a 30-year-old woman died at the scene, but officials did not identify her at that time.The shooting happened at an auto center, with a person who works at a nearby scrap yard saying the incident was a robbery. Residential areas were told to shelter-in-place and Lockland Local Schools were placed on a brief lockdown. Both the lockdown and shelter-in-place orders were eventually lifted.The sheriff’s office said the suspect is a man, who is approximately 25-35 years old. Investigators said he is Black or Hispanic, with long hair worn in braids or dreadlocks. He was last seen running from the scene toward the Gardner Park area.Law enforcement has not provided an update in the search for the suspect.
The person who died after a shooting at a business in Lockland on Friday, which prompted a shelter-in-place order in the area, has been identified.
Monday, the Hamilton County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Oluwabukola Pereira, 30, of Cincinnati.
Pereira died in a shooting Friday at a business in the 500 block of N. Wayne Avenue. Hamilton County deputies said a 30-year-old woman died at the scene, but officials did not identify her at that time.
The shooting happened at an auto center, with a person who works at a nearby scrap yard saying the incident was a robbery. Residential areas were told to shelter-in-place and Lockland Local Schools were placed on a brief lockdown. Both the lockdown and shelter-in-place orders were eventually lifted.
The sheriff’s office said the suspect is a man, who is approximately 25-35 years old. Investigators said he is Black or Hispanic, with long hair worn in braids or dreadlocks. He was last seen running from the scene toward the Gardner Park area.
Law enforcement has not provided an update in the search for the suspect.