Gunfire erupted outside a Sharonville hotel early Tuesday morning, with police responding to reports of about eight shots fired at the Sonesta Suites near East Kemper Road and Mosteller Road just after 4 a.m. Officers who searched the scene didn't find any victims, but they did recover shell casings from multiple firearms.
According to WKRC, surveillance video from the area led investigators to identify two suspects, Aniyah Clark and Tayshawn Miller, who were then arrested in connection with the shooting. Both face charges of inducing panic and discharge of a firearm near prohibited premises, the station reports.
What Police Still Haven't Said
Investigators have not said whether they believe Clark and Miller were firing at each other or at someone else entirely, according to the same report. The target of the gunfire remains unclear.
The charges themselves carry defined penalties under Ohio law. Per Ohio Revised Code, inducing panic becomes a fifth-degree felony when a violation causes economic harm of at least $1,000 but less than $7,500, under the specific division cited in the statute. Separately, Ohio Revised Code classifies a violation of discharging a firearm on or near prohibited premises, under the divisions at issue here, as a fourth-degree misdemeanor.
A Hotel With a Violent History
This isn't the first time gunfire has broken out at the Sonesta Suites. In August 2019, Sharonville Officer Sean Grogan shot suspect Duane Harrison three times in a hallway of the same hotel after Harrison fired a shot first, according to a report from 700WLW. The Hamilton County prosecutor cleared Grogan in that shooting, and Harrison, who was treated at UC Medical Center, faced multiple charges including attempted murder of a police officer, the outlet reported at the time.
Officers did not find victims at the scene, and police have not released additional details about the alleged conduct beyond the shots fired, the surveillance lead, and the resulting arrests. The investigation into exactly what unfolded in the early morning hours outside the Sonesta Suites remains ongoing.
