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Tekeya McCollum, 31, Fatally Shot in Walnut Hills Senior Building as Homicide Investigation Advances

No suspect has been named, with any connection to a separate shooting last week still unconfirmed.

Overview

  • Cincinnati police said McCollum was found with gunshot wounds Tuesday night inside the Park Eden building in Walnut Hills and could not be revived by medics.
  • Residents reported hearing gunfire around 6:30 p.m., and officers located the victim in a hallway or stairwell at 2610 Park Avenue.
  • The Cincinnati Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating, and officials describe the case as believed to be isolated with no public suspect information.
  • This was the second shooting inside Park Eden in less than a week; one person was hospitalized last Thursday and the housing authority says an arrest was made in that earlier incident.
  • Police have not determined whether the two shootings are related, and McCollum’s family planned a Wednesday evening vigil as residents question building security.