A shooting on the seventh floor of a public housing high-rise in Cincinnati's West End sent an adult victim to the hospital Saturday afternoon, and police say they arrested a suspect shortly afterward. The gunfire happened at Stanley Rowe Towers on Poplar Street, according to investigators.
Cincinnati police are investigating the shooting, which they say occurred early Saturday afternoon at the Poplar Street high-rise, according to WLWT. The gunfire reportedly broke out on the building's seventh floor, and an adult victim was transported to the hospital with a gunshot wound. A suspect was taken into custody in connection with the shooting shortly afterward, the station reported.
Beyond those details, much remains unknown. WLWT reported that additional information about the shooting was not immediately clear, and the station said it was working to learn more.
Part of a Troubled Stretch for West End Gun Violence
Saturday's shooting adds to a string of gun violence incidents tied to the West End in recent months. A separate report from Local 12 described a man being shot at about 5:30 p.m. at 1132 Linn Street.
Other West End shootings this year have unfolded blocks away on Linn Street. In September, a man was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after being shot around 5:30 p.m. in the 1100 block of Linn Street, a case in which no suspects had been identified at the time. Earlier, on July 7, a person suffered life-threatening injuries in an early-morning shooting in the 1600 block of Linn Street near Liberty Street.
Citywide Shootings Fell in 2025, But West End Remains a Hot Spot
Cincinnati's overall gun violence numbers moved in a more encouraging direction last year. The city recorded 241 shootings in 2025, its lowest total in three years, down from 313 in 2023 and 296 in 2024, according to data reported by FOX19. The number of minors shot also dipped slightly, from 42 in 2024 to 41 in 2025, even as fatalities ticked up from 66 to 67 over the same period.
Despite the citywide decline, the West End has remained one of the city's most persistent trouble spots. FOX19's report counted 78 shooting incidents in the neighborhood over the three-year period it examined, and the West End is among five Cincinnati neighborhoods — alongside Over-the-Rhine, Avondale, Winton Hills and Walnut Hills — identified as having the city's highest rates of gun violence. The city's own Reported Shootings dataset tracks both fatal and nonfatal incidents, with particular attention to those involving suspected violent group member activity, according to insights.cincinnati-oh.gov.
No further details about Saturday's arrest, the identity of the suspect, or the condition of the hospitalized victim have been released.
