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A teen who was 14 in 2021 when he was charged with four murders in Cincinnati will be prosecuted as an adult. A juvenile court judge made the ruling on Monday.

A Hamilton County 14-year-old who prosecutors said wanted to be a hired killer is now charged as an adult in four murders.

Steeles friends and family gathered near the scene of his murder Friday evening to honor the one-year anniversary of his death.

Those who died at the hands of juvenile offenders, many of them teenagers themselves, are remembered by loved ones.

In 2021, 13 juveniles have been charged with murder in Hamilton County Juvenile Court, the most ever in a single year. At least 60% of the defendants in the Hamilton County Youth Center are charged with gun-related crimes, including two 14-year-olds charged with murder, according to the court.

A man accused of roles in three killings, including two he allegedly was hired for, had his bond set at $3 million Wednesday. During an arraignment in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court, Carl Godfreys attorney described Godfrey, 21, as "an up and coming adult film star." His attorney, Brandon Fox, did not elaborate or explain further. He entered a not guilty plea on Godfreys behalf. Godfrey is one of four men charged in what prosecutors have described as a series of connected killings. Offici...

Police: Shooters reign of terror lasted 3 weeks, claimed 4 lives Four men and one teenage accomplice held a brief but deadly “reign of terror” over Cincinnati in early February, police Lt. Col. Lisa Davis said in a Thursday news briefing. and last updated 2021-04-08 18:19:32-04 Four men and one teenage accomplice held a brief but deadly “reign of terror” over Cincinnati in early February, police Lt. Col. Lisa Davis said in a Thursday news briefing. People who knew them knew ...

Its costly now: 14-year-old among five people indicted in contract killing plot Authorities: Murder-for-hire plot accounts for one-third of citys fatal shootings Authorities believe that five people, one of them a 14-year-old boy, are responsible for nearly one third of the deadly shootings in Cincinnati this year and last updated 2021-04-07 23:15:25-04 CINCINNATI — Authorities believe that five people, one of them a 14-year-old boy, are responsible for nearly one-third of the deadly shoot...

Four men, 14-year-old charged with Cincinnati contract killings WCPO and last updated 2021-04-07 15:45:02-04 Five people — the youngest a 14-year-old boy — were indicted Wednesday in connection to a shooting spree that claimed four lives between Jan. 31 and Feb. 18. Two of the murders were for pay, prosecutors wrote in a news release announcing the indictments. Two were incidental — one friend of an intended target, one person they encountered on their way to a different confront...

Reign of terror: Police offer insights into killing spree Cincinnati Police Investigations Bureau Commander Lt. Col. Lisa Davis and Homicide Unit Commander Lt. David Johnston spoke to the press to discuss what they called a "reign of terror" that left four dead and three wounded. On Wednesday, Carl Godfrey, Jason Gray, Mario Gordon, Conn Inabnitt and an unnamed 14-year-old were indicted with prosecutors saying Godfrey was hired to kill targets in two of the shootings. Due to the ongoing inves...