Nine people are recovering after a shooting Sunday morning at an East End music venue. Cincinnati Police say they were shot inside the Riverfront Live music venue at 4343 Kellogg Avenue around 1 a.m. Police say none of the victims had life threatening injuries.
Monday, Cincinnati Police announced the arrest of Franeek Cobb, 24, and Derrick Long, 29, for felonious assault, in connection with the shooting. Both have been charged with illegally possessing a firearm or ammunition as a convicted felon. Those are federal charges. A release from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, which is assisting Cincinnati police with the investigation, says video surveillance shows Cobb shooting at Long, who fired back. The ATF says Cobb dropped his gun as he ran away.
At a press conference on Sunday afternoon, City Manager Sheryl Long said responsible gun owners must be appalled.
“Guns are gasoline to the flames of violence,” she says. “They amplify the destruction and overrule any sense of resolution. Gun owners are responsible for keeping their dangerous weapons away from people and venues where they have no place.”
She also praised the Hope and Shield Network for helping the victims. "Between the work of CPD and the Network we built to respond to violence, I'm confident that we will see justice swiftly served in this case."
Mayor Aftab Pureval says it is not and cannot be acceptable.
Pureval calls it a challenging time for the community.
"This is a dark moment for our community. It's horrific."
He blames easy access to guns, and an inability by some to settle disagreements without violence.
“People have easy access to guns across the board,” he says. “If they get into arguments, instead of dealing with those arguments in ways short of mortal death, it’s very difficult to stop that from happening.”
Pureval says it raises the question whether it's too easy to get a gun.
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