Cincinnati police are investigating an assault involving a man at a West Side Shell station. The assault happened on August 8 at 2454 Harrison Avenue.
Suspect Kept Striking Victim After He Went Down
According to the Cincinnati Police Department
, the suspect approached the victim and punched him multiple times in the face, knocking him to the ground, then continued striking him while he was down. The department's District 3 unit is leading the investigation and is directing anyone with information to Detective Kneller at 513-263-8338. Tipsters who want to remain anonymous can also call Crime Stoppers at (513) 352-3040.
The 2454 Harrison Avenue address is a 24-hour Shell gas station and convenience store situated along the West Side's busy commercial corridor, according to Shell's own location listings. It is a property that has drawn repeated emergency dispatches for violence in recent months. Radio logs captured on the Citizen app show a separate incident at the same station on September 10, in which a woman allegedly punched a man in the face and stole his phone. Another Citizen-recorded dispatch from August 2 documented a reported shooting in the abdomen at the same Shell station, underscoring a pattern of serious calls to the location even as investigators work this specific August 8 case.
District 3 Covers Wide Swath of Cincinnati's West Side
District 3 Covers Wide Swath of Cincinnati's West Side Cincinnati Police District 3 is responsible for 18 western neighborhoods, including Westwood and Fairmount, and is staffed by 161 sworn officers under Captain David Sprague, per the City of Cincinnati. That broad footprint means District 3 detectives are simultaneously fielding a wide range of violent crime cases across the area's commercial strips and residential blocks.
Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Crime Stoppers is another avenue for anonymous tips.
Charges Could Hinge on Victim's Injuries
Charges Could Hinge on Victim's Injuries It remains unclear how seriously the victim was hurt, and the extent of his injuries will likely determine what charges the suspect could eventually face. Under Ohio Revised Code § 2903.13, basic assault is a first-degree misdemeanor punishable by up to 180 days in jail and a $1,000 fine, according to a legal breakdown from Smith Law. But if investigators determine the beating caused serious physical harm, the case could escalate to felonious assault under Ohio Revised Code § 2903.11, a second-degree felony carrying two to eight years in state prison, per Zukerman Law.
The Harrison Avenue Shell station sits at 2454 Harrison Avenue on Cincinnati's West Side.
This is not the first West Side gas station beatdown District 3 has investigated this year. In June, Hoodline reported on a search for a suspect who assaulted two people inside a gas station on Queen City Avenue. The Harrison Avenue case remains under investigation.
