Cops: Innocent bystander shot after stabbing

An innocent bystander was shot in the face and leg Tuesday night after an argument in the Fay Apartments turned violent, Cincinnati police said.

The bystander was shot after an unknown woman stabbed a 23-year-old man on Nottingham Road around 7 p.m., said Lt. Tim Brown, the night chief.

The stabbing victim refused to cooperate with police, so they aren't sure what his relationship is with the woman who allegedly stabbed him.

Brown said the argument boiled over again about 30 minutes later a block away on Williamsburg Drive. That's when someone associated with the woman tried to shoot him, the night chief said.

But the bullets struck a 29-year-old woman in the face and leg instead. She was reportedly alert when taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, according to emergency communications.

Medics also tended to the stabbing victim. Brown said none of the injuries are considered life-threatening.

Earlier Tuesday night, at least one person was shot in the West End about 6:15 p.m., police dispatchers said.

The shooting happened near the intersection of Livingston and Linn streets, according to emergency communications.

No other information about that shooting was immediately available.

Recent Enquirer reports indicate the Tuesday shootings represent at least the ninth and 10th shootings in Greater Cincinnati in the span of about five days.

The recent spike in violence began Friday when two were shot in Forest Park.

Then, one person was shot and killed outside a bar in North College Hill on Saturday. Another bar fight led to the shooting death of a 55-year-old man in Fairfield early Sunday.