2018 Cincinnati shooting

2018 Cincinnati shooting
LocationFifth Third Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Coordinates39°06′07″N 84°30′43″W / 39.1019°N 84.511828°W / 39.1019; -84.511828
DateSeptember 6, 2018
9:06 – 9:10 a.m.
Attack type
Mass shooting, triple-murder
WeaponTaurus PT-809E 9mm pistol
Deaths4 (including the perpetrator)
Injured2
PerpetratorOmar Enrique Santa-Perez[1]

On September 6, 2018, a mass shooting occurred in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.[2][3] At 9:06 am EDT, Omar Santa-Perez opened fire with a Taurus PT-809E 9mm pistol equipped with standard and hollow-point ammunition, in the lobby of the Fifth Third Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, killing three people. He was then shot and killed by responding police officers.[4][5]

  1. ^ Pilcher, James (September 30, 2018). "Cincinnati shooting: Five unanswered questions about what happened at Fifth Third". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  2. ^ Londberg, Max; Horn, Dan; Knight, Cameron; Coolidge, Sharon; Brookbank, Sarah; Saker, Anne (September 6, 2018). "Cincinnati shooting: 'He could've killed over 100 people'". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  3. ^ Wang, Angie; Sewell, Dan (September 6, 2018). "4 Dead in Mass Shooting at Fifth Third Bank Building in Downtown Cincinnati". Time. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  4. ^ "Louisville woman shot 12 times in Cincinnati mass shooting released from hospital". Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  5. ^ Hauser, Christina and Julia Jacobs (September 6, 2018). "Cincinnati Gunman Kills Three and Is Fatally Shot by Police". The New York Times. Retrieved September 7, 2018.