CINCINNATI — One man is dead, and another is facing charges after a shooting on Friday night in Fountain Square.
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News Center 7 previously reported that the shooting happened at Fountain Square around 8:35 p.m.
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Cincinnati Interim Police Chief Adam Hennie said officers found a man suffering from a gunshot wound when they arrived at the scene.
The man, identified as 25-year-old Darius Wheeler, was transported to UC Medical Center, where he later died of his injuries, according to our news partner, WCPO.
The suspect, identified as 36-year-old Christopher Shipmon, was arrested on murder charges.
Shipmon appeared in court on Saturday, where he claimed he acted in self-defense and that Wheeler initiated the altercation.
Shipmon alleged that he and Wheeler wrestled over a gun that Shipmon legally possesses and pulled out during the altercation.
Anyone with information about the homicide is asked to call the Homicide Unit at 513-352-3542.
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