Update: Cincinnati police have arrested Christopher Shipmon, 36, on a murder charge in connection with the fatal shooting on Fountain Square on Friday night.
Police said Shipmon fatally shot Darius Wheeler, 25. The report of the shooting came in about 8:30 p.m.
Emergency crews attempted life-saving measures and took Wheeler to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center where he died, police said.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact Cincinnati Police Department’s Homicide Unit at 513-352-3542.
– Enquirer staff
Original report: One person is dead and another is in custody after a shooting at Fountain Square Friday evening, police said.
The shooting was reported at about 8:30 p.m. near the City Bird restaurant in Fountain Square Plaza.
Cincinnati police said that one person died and a suspect is in custody.
There is no information available at this time regarding what led to the shooting.
Previous Fountain Square shootings
A shooting in the same area happened in October 2025, sparking debates around the city’s safety following a string of high-profile crimes in the city.
City Manager Sheryl Long cited the lack of patrols in the area after the 2025 shootings when firing former Police Chief Teresa Theetge
Long said she was forced to text the chief, “Please, please make the Fountain Square patrols happen,” to get additional officers downtown after a string of shootings in the area.
Theetge and her attorney, Steve Imm, later responded to the allegations from the city manager, calling them “False.”
The Fountain Square shootings were single instances that have driven concerns among Tri-State residents about public safety in Cincinnati as summer approaches.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Police identify victim, suspect in fatal Fountain Square shooting
Reporting by Matt Schaffer, Fox19, Cincinnati Enquirer / Cincinnati Enquirer
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