4th suspect arrested in connection to vehicle theft that led to police shooting

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03-05-2025

A fourth suspect was arrested in connection to a vehicle theft that led to a police shooting in East Price Hill May 1, Cincinnati Police Department officials said.
Cynsere Grigsby, 18, is charged with receiving stolen property and felony obstruction of official business, officials said.
Around 9:30 a.m., Cincinnati police responded to Westview Condominiums in East Price Hill for reports of a stolen vehicle. Police confronted four suspects in a 2021 Kia Telluride that was recently stolen out of Northern Kentucky, Cincinnati Police Chief Teresa Theetge said.
All four suspects fled the Kia and started running from the police. Three of the suspects ran into the woods.
After an extensive search, Jurell Austin, 18, and 19-year-old Deanthony Bullocks were arrested and charged with receiving stolen property and obstructing official business in connection with the incident, Theetge said May 2.
She had initially reported the third suspect who ran into the woods had evaded arrest.
While three of the suspects ran into the woods, 18-year-old Ryan Hinton did not.
One officer started chasing Hinton and the officer saw the Hinton's gun and called out to let others know there was a weapon, Theetge said.
'He's got a gun. He's got a gun,' the officer yelled.
Hinton tripped but continued to run between two dumpsters with a gun in his hand, before he encountered another officer, Theetge said. She added that police on the scene reported hearing the handgun fall to the ground and images showed scrapes on the weapon, likely from when it fell.
The other officer was pursuing someone else when Hinton emerged from between the dumpsters, Theetge said. The body camera showed the officer fired four to five rounds at Hinton as he ran in the officer's direction
While it's unclear from the blurred body camera footage, Theetge said, the officer who fired the shots said in interviews that Hinton pointed the gun at him.
Hinton was struck twice by gunfire, once in the chest and once in the arm, Theetge said. She added that there's no indication the suspect fired off any rounds at police, but the gun was loaded with an extended magazine.
The department has not released the name of the officer who shot the person in East Price Hill.
For years, the department would release the names and information about officers involved. However, in recent months, the department has been withholding that information, citing Marsy's Law, legislation meant to protect victims of crimes.
Officials say parallel investigations into the shooting have been launched by the Cincinnati Police Department and the city's Citizen Complaint Authority.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: 4th suspect arrested in incident that led to police shooting