Yesterday morning, a tragic incident occurred in Mount Healthy, where a 42-year-old man was killed while sitting in his vehicle. In a statement obtained by The Enquirer, the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office revealed they responded to a call for assistance from Mount Healthy Police Chief Jerome Deidesheimer near the Speedway gas station on the 7300 block of Hamilton Avenue around 3 a.m.
The victim, identified as Reginald Simpson, was discovered by deputies at the scene with a fatal bullet wound, and they confirmed that he died when he was struck as they arrived, as per the information in the news release. The deputies and Chief Jerome Deidesheimer, who requested the assistance, dealt with the immediacy of the shooting and the aftermath as they unfolded. Yet, there has been no word on potential suspects or further casualties.
Both the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigation Section and the Mount Healthy Police Department are actively investigating the shooting but have not provided details regarding the circumstances that led to the tragic event, according to a report by WCPO.
In a news release discussed by FOX19, Kyla Woods of the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office echoed the request for any witnesses or those with knowledge of the incident to come forward with information. Law enforcement is reaching out to the community, urging anyone who might have seen something or who has knowledge about the shooting to contact Crime Stoppers at 513-352-3040 or the Hamilton County Sheriff's Tip Line at 513-586-5533 and help as they seek answers in the violent, tragic, and unexpected death of Reginald Simpson, who lost his life in the vicinity of a local gas station without clarity about the motive or the perpetrator behind the act.
