Homicide investigation prompts lockdown at nearby Wyoming City Schools

Wyoming City Schools was placed on exterior lockdown following a shooting and subsequent homicide investigation in nearby Hartwell, according to police and school officials.

Cincinnati police responded on Feb. 4 to the 8300 block of Burns Avenue around 2:06 p.m. for a vehicle collision, police said in a statement. When first responders arrived on the scene, they found a person shot.

That person was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries; however, police later said the department’s homicide unit is investigating the shooting.

“This incident is believed to be isolated and contained with no threat of harm to the community,” the statement reads.

Wyoming police advised the school district to place all schools into exterior lockdown and delay dismissal in response to “a safety concern in Hartwell,” district officials said in a notice to families.

In a separate notice, school officials attributed the lockdown to Cincinnati police officers working at an active crime scene. Officials told families around 3:17 p.m. that the lockdown had been lifted.

Police say the investigation is ongoing.

The Enquirer will update this report.