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21-year-old man shot dead in Walnut Hills, no arrests made — Cincinnati, Ohio — October 28

A shooting in Cincinnati's Walnut Hills neighbourhood turned deadly on Wednesday night, October 28. Cincinnati police said the shooting was reported at 9:45 p.m., and officers found a man suffering from a gunshot wound in the 400 block of East McMillan Street shortly after. The victim was taken to a hospital, where he died, police said. Police identified him on Thursday morning as 21-year-old Terrel Peterson. No arrests had been made, and details about a suspect and what led up to the violence were not released overnight. A police spokesman said in a news release that the shooting was an isolated incident. The investigation is ongoing, and police have not said whether any further information will be released about what happened before the shooting. We are following this case and will update it again as soon as new information comes.

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Date
October 28, 2026
Location
400 block of East McMillan Street, Walnut Hills neighbourhood, Cincinnati, Ohio
Victims
Terrel Peterson, 21 — found by Cincinnati police suffering from a gunshot wound, taken to a hospital and died
Suspect
None identified — no arrests had been made, and police did not release any suspect details
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    Update #1 — Terrel Peterson, 21, identified as victim in Walnut Hills shooting

    A shooting in Cincinnati's Walnut Hills neighbourhood turned deadly on Wednesday night, October 28. Cincinnati police said the shooting was reported at 9:45 p.m., and officers found a man suffering from a gunshot wound in the 400 block of East McMillan Street shortly after. The victim was taken to a hospital, where he died, police said. Police identified him on Thursday morning as 21-year-old Terrel Peterson. No arrests had been made, and details about a suspect and what led up to the violence were not released overnight. A police spokesman said in a news release that the shooting was an isolated incident. The investigation is ongoing, and police have not said whether any further information will be released about what happened before the shooting.
    We are following this case and will update it again as soon as new information comes.

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