Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters says do not call it a mass shooting, it was a shootout between rival groups of men from Madisonville and Price Hill. New details are coming out about the shootout at Cameo Night Club last month. The man police say was first to fire his weapon, Cornell Beckley has been indicted on 38 charges that could send him to prison for over 200 years.
Deters has announced that Beckley was not the only one who fired a weapon in the crowded club last month. He says witnesses also have identified Deondre Davis as one of the men firing a weapon. Davis was part of the rival Price Hill group and later died from the gunshot wound he suffered. Police also say they are looking for a third gunman who is still on the loose.
Police had been working with the owner of Cameo to improve security at the hip hop club but the Prosecutor says it is wrong to try and blame the club owners for what happened. Deters says "there were criminals in there with guns shooting them and that is who is to blame."
Cameo has closed because of this shooting and owner Julian Rogers has surrendered his liquor license. Rogers does own another club that hosts rap concerts and hip hop events in Over the Rhine and police say they are looking closely at operations there. OTR Live has cancelled a show planned for next week with Yo Gotti, a rapper and other groups that are part of his C-M-G label.
Assistant Chief Paul Neudigate says if you are going to an establishment where they are wanding you and patting you down, that may not be a place where you want to spend your leisure time.
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