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Family and friends of Dorian Williams gathered near the spot where she was shot and killed Monday night in the West End.

Community leaders say stop-and-frisk policy wont work to curb violence in Cincinnati In the wake of a violent summer in Cincinnati, Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters said he’s focused on getting guns off the streets – even if it means temporarily detaining someone using the stop and frisk method. Local leaders said it will damage police and community relations. and last updated 2021-07-07 23:44:13-04 CINCINNATI — In the wake of a violent summer in Cincinnati that saw several ...

Communities tired of shootings, but ultimately underfunded Communities tired of shootings, but ultimately underfunded and last updated 2021-07-06 09:27:15-04 CINCINNATI — Despite Cincinnati Police Chief Eliot Isaacs call to communities to step up in stopping violence among Cincinnati youth, community leaders said programs and positions to provide that support are underfunded. After five people were shot, two fatally, Sunday night in Smale Park, community leaders have worked to come togeth...

Ohio's election bill has the Democrats touring the state in alarm. Republicans slam Dems for "confusion."

The Enquirer A Minnesota jury found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter Tuesday in the death of George Floyd last May. Outside the Hamilton County Courthouse Tuesday night a crowd of about 30 gathered in response to the verdict. Barriers had been in place all week in the anticipation of the news out of Minneapolis. “Guilty on three," a man shouted through a megaphone. Banners were hung from the barriers sayi...

WYSO Iris Roley, member of the Cincinnati Black United Front, speaks in Cincinnati on Saturday afternoon about her work to end qualified immunity. She has been a civil rights and police reform activist for about 20 years. A coalition of local and statewide civil rights groups are trying to end qualified immunity in Ohio. The group, Accountability Now Ohio, set up a petition drive in Cincinnati Saturday afternoon. Their goal is to collect about two thousand signatures from Montgomery, Franklin ...

and last updated 2021-04-07 23:30:30-04 CINCINNATI — April 7, 2021 marks the 20-year anniversary of the death of Timothy Thomas. His fatal shooting by a Cincinnati Police officer led to civil unrest in the city and – ultimately – the Collaborative Agreement, designed to improve relations between police and the public they serve. A crowd gathered in Washington Park Wednesday night to mark the solemn occasion and ask the question: “What’s changed in the two decades since ...

4:59 The CCA investigates all cases of serious police interactions like firing a weapon or when a person dies in custody. But its just beginning work on some of the key goals. Cincinnati is often cited as a model for other cities looking to establish police oversight boards. CCA Executive Director Gabe Davis says the city has a nearly 20-year head start. "There are a lot of other models out there for how to do this work," Davis said. "We are unique in the sense that we have an investigative dri...

1:01 Mona Jenkins speaks to the crowd as people gather at Washington Park in memorial of Timothy Thomas, who died 20 years ago this month after being shot and killed by then-Cincinnati Police officer, Stephen Roach, which eventually led to city-wide civil unrest for nearly a week. Credit Jason Whitman / WVXU Thomas, a Black man, was 19 years old when he was shot and killed by a Cincinnati police officer in 2001. Hed run from police who tried to arrest him for past nonviolent misdemeanors, mostl...

Tom Uhlman / AP The civil unrest in 2001 sparked by the deaths of Black men at the hands of Cincinnati police did more than grab international attention. It also accelerated advocates efforts for systemic reforms to the citys police department. Those reforms, mandated by federal courts after the unrest, became known as the Collaborative Agreement. Cincinnati has received national praise for the agreement, but its component parts are sometimes not well understood. And a 2017 effort to updat...