A private taxi driver shot his passenger during a dispute over the fare near East Pete Rose Way in downtown Cincinnati on Tuesday evening, leaving the passenger with life-threatening injuries, Cincinnati police told WCPO.
The shooting happened at about 7:20 p.m. near the intersection of East Pete Rose Way and Broadway Street, WKRC reported. Police said an adult male was shot and was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, and a suspect was taken into custody, according to WKRC.
According to Cincinnati police as reported by WCPO, the passenger was being taken to northern Kentucky when an argument broke out over the fare, and the driver shot the passenger near East Pete Rose Way. A woman was also in the car when the shooting happened, WCPO reported.
WCPO reported that a section of East Pete Rose Way under Heritage Bank Center was closed after the shooting. Cincinnati police said there is no threat to the public in connection with the incident, WCPO reported.
The two stations’ reports agree on the central facts: a man was shot Tuesday evening near East Pete Rose Way and Broadway Street, he was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, and a suspect is in custody. Neither station released the names of the driver or the passenger in its initial report, and no charges had been announced in those reports.
East Pete Rose Way runs along Cincinnati’s riverfront, passing Heritage Bank Center and the downtown ballpark district, and the Broadway Street intersection sits at the eastern edge of downtown. A closure there can affect drivers leaving downtown and heading toward the bridges into northern Kentucky.
What happens next will depend on the Cincinnati Police Department’s investigation, including any charges against the driver, an update on the passenger’s condition, and when the closed section of East Pete Rose Way fully reopens. NewsForce247 will update this story as Cincinnati police release more information.
Photo: Ianbolender, CC BY-SA 4.0 — Heritage Bank Center in Cincinnati, near the section of East Pete Rose Way closed after the shooting.