17-05-2025
Public visitation, funeral services held for Ryan Hinton, 18-year-old fatally shot by cop
Hundreds of friends and family members clad in red and black filled Living God Church Church in Avondale on May 17 for the funeral of 18-year-old Ryan Hinton.
The public visitation began at 11 a.m., followed by a funeral service at noon.
Members of Ryan Hinton's family attended and spoke at his service, according to Hinton's lawyers. Members of the media were not allowed inside the church and weren't given access to speak to any of Hinton's family.
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Cars lined both sides of the streets, activists held signs of solidarity and volunteers from various organizations gave out water bottles and snacks while offering hugs and words of encouragement.
See Hinton's obituary here.
Hinton was fatally shot by a Cincinnati police officer on May 1. The police were responding to a report of a stolen car when Hinton and the other occupants fled on foot.
Hinton was running with a gun in his hand, according to police. Cincinnati Police Chief Teresa Theetge said it's not clear from body camera footage, but the officer who fired the shots said in interviews that Hinton pointed the gun at him.
The next day, Hinton's father, Rodney Hinton Jr., struck and killed a Hamilton County sheriff's deputy with a vehicle on Martin Luther King Drive near the entrance to Burnet Woods, according to testimony by a Cincinnati police detective. The deputy, Larry Henderson, was working traffic control for a University of Cincinnati graduation ceremony.
Multiple investigations are underway.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Public visitation and funeral services held for Ryan Hinton
