3 killed and 2 injured in shooting near University of Cincinnati campus, police say

Police say five people were shot, three fatally, near the University of Cincinnati campus

CINCINNATI– Five people were shot, including three fatally, near the University of Cincinnati campus early Monday morning, police said. Two people were arrested, including one of the injured.

“Multiple firearms were recovered from the scene and two individuals (one of whom was also shot) are currently in custody,” Capt. Mark Burns of the Cincinnati Police Department told The Associated Press in an email. He said he had no further information.

Previously the university public safety department posted on social platform X that police would respond to an emergency shortly before 3 a.m. The department later posted that it was a shooting and said, “Be alert/take action if necessary.”

About an hour later, the department issued an “all clear” message and said “police will maintain a large presence.”

Local news stations reported that officers patrolling the area heard multiple shots and arrived on scene to find several people with gunshot wounds. They said all five shot were men.