Jamie Urton a 44 year old Cincinnati man was shot and killed after his car hit a 4-year-old boy who ran into the street.
Having alighted from his vehicle, three men then demanding why he knocked the boy, dragging Urton before shooting him dead.
The Cincinnati Police Department said that they have launched an investigation after a 4-year-old boy was struck by car and the driver was shot dead at the scene.
The incident unfolded at 2300 Kenton Ave on Friday around 12:00 p.m. 44-year-old Jamie Urton was driving a silver car when the 4-year-old boy ran into the road.
The car struck the boy, and he suffered minor injuries. Three men who were at the scene, confronted Urton about the accident, and a fight broke out.
During the fight, one of the three men fired shots at the driver.
Police say Urton and his passenger were either dragged from the car or attacked outside the car after they exited. Authorities said they are now looking for the three suspects.
While reporting media outlets have chosen to omit the race of the three men who assaulted Urton, commentators have overwhelmingly told of the perpetrators being black males, with some wondering if the assault was a lynching on a white male?
Police say it’s not clear yet if any other circumstances led to the shooting just outside downtown Cincinnati.
Told Capt. Martin Mack via Fox 19: ‘We don’t know what the precipitating incident, other than the accident, was in this situation.’
Adding: ‘There has been a shooting or several shootings on Kenton this year and so, you know, the police… we have definitely increased our patrols in this area.’
George Gains, who lives near the scene of the shooting, said that the sound of gunfire has become a daily occurrence in the neighborhood. College freshman Supreme Davis agreed, but said she hoped that more members of the community would take steps to end the violence.
‘Walnut Hills is a sacred community for everybody,’ Davis said via WCPO. ‘A lot of our upcoming talent and kids that have a bright future come out of this same very neighborhood.’
So far, no arrests have been made.
Source: Fox19
