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Police: 17-year-old dead after drive-by shooting in Westwood
A 17-year-old is dead after a drive-by shooting in Westwood early on June 3, police say.
A suspect opened fire into a home in the 3000 block of Percy Avenue and then sped off around 1:30 a.m., according to Captain Stephen Bower.
The teen was found inside the home with three gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene, Bower said.
The teen's identity had not been released at the time of this report.
Multiple shell casings were found outside the home, Bower said. ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection system, recorded as many as 14 shots were fired.
No suspect information has been released, and no arrests have been reported.
This is the third fatal shooting in Westwood, and another three people have been wounded in shootings in the neighborhood this year, according to Cincinnati police data.
So far in 2025, there have been 91 people shot in Cincinnati. During the same person last year, 125 people had been shot, the data shows.
There have been 21 fatal shootings so far this year compared to 26 during the same time in 2024.
Enquirer media partner Fox19 contributed to this report.
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