One person dead after shooting in Avondale

One person dead after shooting in Avondale

WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE NOW ATSIX - AS OUR COMMUNITIES REACTTO THIS MORNING OF VIOLENCE.JOSH BAZAN IS LIVE IN OVER THERHINE WITH NEW REACTION FROMCINCINNATI'S LEADERS.WE STARTWITHPAOLA SURO LIVE INAVONDALE - WHERE POLICE SAY21-YEAR-OLD ANTONIO BLAIR HASDIED.PAOLA - THAT NEIGHBORHOOD HASWORKED HARD THE PAST FEW YEARSTO CURB CRIME.THE NEIGHBORS I SPOKE TO SAYTHEY'VE BEEN SEEING MANYGROUPS OF PEOPLE GATHERING ATTHE END OF THE STREETRECENTLY..TO THE POINT THATTHEY TELL ME THEY EVEN CALLED911 NUMEROUS TIMES EARLIERTHIS WEEK..BUT TODAY - THENEIGHBORS SAID - IT'S TOOLITTLE TOO LATE - BECAUSEANOTHER PERSON WAS LOST TOSENSELESS GUN VIOLENCE.DILLON ZHANGWITNESS"IT SOUNDEDLIKE FIREWORKS LIKE ON THEFOURTH OF JULY LIGHTING UPFIRECRACKERS THAT KIND OFTHING."NEIGHBORS WAKING UP TOTHE SOUND OF GUNSHOTS -DILLONZHANGWITNESS"THERE WEREFLASHING LIGHTS AND ALL THAT -EVERYBODY SHOWED UP -EVERYBODY!"AND BULLET HOLESPIERCING THEIR CARS SUNDAYMORNING.DILLON ZHANGWITNESS"AND THEN IT SOUNDED LIKE ADRAG RACE.

TWO OR THREE TIMESUP AND DOWN THE STREET."IT'SHERE ON CHALFONTE PLACE INAVONDALE - WHERE CINCINNATIPOLICE SAY 21 YEAR OLD ANTONIOBLAIR WAS SHOT AND KILLED.HE'SONE OF AT LEAST FOUR WHO LOSTTHEIR LIFE TO GUN VIOLENCEOVERNIGHT.PASTOR JACKIE JACKSONSURVIVOR TEAM, EVERYTOWN FORGUN SAFETY"PEOPLE ARETRAUMATIZED ON A DAILY BASISWHETHER ITS PEOPLE GETTINGSHOT OR MURDERED - YOU ADD INTHE SUMMER HEAT - WHICHELEVATES EVERYTHING - YOU ADDTHE STRESS AROUND THE PANDEMIC"BLAIR WAS TRANSPORTED UCMEDICAL CENTER BY THECINCINNATI FIRE DEPARTMENTWHERE HE DIED FROM HISINJURIES.?BLAIR LATER DIED ATU-C MEDICAL CENTER.THREE OTHERGUNSHOT VICTIMS FROM THISSCENE WERE ALSO TAKEN ?THERE.TO UC MEDICAL.?WE'RE STILLWORKING TO LEARN THEIRCONDITIONS.

(is that actuallytrue?)PASTOR JACKIE JACKSONSURVIVOR TEAM, EVERYTOWN FORGUN SAFETY"THAT WILLEVENTUALLY GET TO YOU."IT DIDTO PASTOR JACKIE JACKSON.FORFIVE YEARS - HE WAS PART OFTHE COMMUNITY OUTREACH TEAM -HELPING FAMILIES AND FRIENDSMOURN.NOW - AFTER LOSING 8FAMILY MEMBERS TO GUN VIOLENCE- HE IS TAKING HIS EFFORTSNATIONWIDE - WORKING FOR THEORGANIZATION "EVERYTOWN FORGUN SAFETY."SO WHEN IT COMESTO SOLUTIONS - HE SAYS THAT'SNOT A ONE SIZE FITS ALL ANSWER.PASTOR JACKIE JACKSONSURVIVORTEAM, EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY"WE NEED OUR POLITICANS TOMOVE - WE NEED MONEY - WE NEEDCONVERSATIONS - WE NEED PEOPLETO GETIN THEIR HEART THAT I'MNOGOING TO CONTINUE TO ALLOWMY FAMILY MEMBERS OR SOMEONEELSES FAMILY MEMBERS TO DIE."THE INVESTIGATION OUT HERE INAVONDALE ?CONTINUES TONIGHT.AND IF YOU ARE DEALING WITHANY TRAUMA FROM GUN VIOLENCE -?PASTOR JACKSON SAYS YOU CANTEXT "64433" TO GET HELP FROMEVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY.REPORTING LIVE IN AVONDALE -PAOLA SURO WCPO 9 NEWS.