(700 WLW)- Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Neil says at approximately 10:39 PM, Tuesday, Hamilton County Sheriff's Deputies were dispatched to the report of shots fired at the intersection of Byrd Ave and McIntyre Ave in the Village of Lincoln Heights. Upon their arrival, deputies found 30 year old, Laron Irvin suffering from gunshot wounds. Irvin was transported to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center by Woodlawn EMS for treatment and was reporting in critical condition with life threatening injuries, early Wednesday morning. The victim reported to the responding deputies that he was shot by the occupants of a blue vehicle that fled the area eastbound on Byrd Ave and southbound on Mangham Drive.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigative Section (513) 851-6000 or Crime Stoppers at (513) 352-3040.