Cameron Knight, and Rebecca Butts

Cincinnati

A man has been indicted in a shooting that left a 24-year-old dead in the middle of a Bond Hill street last month.

William Chambers, 25, was indicted Thursday on murder and aggravated murder charges in the death of Cameron Tyler Clemmons.

Officers were called to the 1300 block of Franklin Avenue at approximately 2:15 p.m. Jan. 29 to investigate reports of gunshots in the area, Cincinnati police Lt. Steve Saunders said. Clemmons' death accounted for the ninth homicide in Cincinnati this year.

Clemmons was traveling on foot and crossing the street when he was shot and collapsed in the middle of the road. He was shot multiple times, Saunders said.

A single block of Franklin was closed as police investigated. School buses and cars crawled around the emergency vehicles through the already narrow streets filled with single-family homes.

A group of school children led by a woman walked in a single-file line past the Antioch Fire Baptized Church, which sat just inside the police tape.

A neighborhood resident lobbed her frustrations at police from across the street, shouting, "We're sick of this!"

Four community outreach advocates from the Cincinnati Human Rights Commission were on hand to learn what they could about the victim, his family and circumstances surrounding his death.

"We're coming out of the gates blazing," advocate Aaron Pullins said. "This time last year, we were up to about three homicides. Unfortunately, we're kind of at a fast pace at this point."

Pullins said the outreach advocates have already attended four funerals this year, with more already scheduled.

"Everybody is really sick and tired of the violence that's happening," Pullins said, but explained that the various organizations have begun to pool their resources.

Pullins and other CHRC advocates have marched with organizations like the Phoenix Program, Ceasefire and other neighborhood groups at "shooting responses" for many of this year's homicides. Half anti-violence rally, half vigil, these events are staged to encourage residents to stand up against violence and to educate people about employment and education resources.

"At large, the city is really ready," Pullins said. "From the mayor to the police chief to the council to the residents, I think we're ready to speak up and speak out against violence and work together as a city."

Previously, Chambers has been convicted on several weapons and drug charges. In 2009, he pleaded guilty to felonious assault, robbery and receiving stolen property following a carjacking in Bond Hill. He was sentenced to six years in prison.