CINCINNATI — Two people were killed and five were injured Friday afternoon in the pursuit of a vehicle by Cincinnati police that began in a city neighborhood and ended up in Newport, Kentucky.
The deadly pursuit began with a traffic stop as part of an ATF investigation in the city’s Lower Price Hill neighborhood Friday afternoon, according to a statement from the Cincinnati Police Department.
At about 4:22 p.m., Cincinnati Police Department Organized Crime Investigations Squad and members of the Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) Task Force initiated a traffic stop of a vehicle with three occupants who were subjects of an active felony investigation.
The suspect vehicle refused to stop for marked police vehicles in the the city’s Lower Price Hill neighborhood.
The suspect car crossed over the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge and continued into Newport, Kentucky, where the vehicle struck four citizens in the vicinity of the crash.
Two of the citizens were killed. Two other two citizens suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
The three suspects, who were taken into custody at the scene, also suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
The Newport Police Department will be the lead agency investigating the auto accident.
The Cincinnati and Newport police departments, along with the ATF will conduct the criminal investigation related to the suspects actions. Cincinnati police and the Citizens Complaint Authority will be conducting parallel administrative investigations.
Updates will be provided when more details become available.
Cox Media Group
