Multiple shots were fired into a student housing building near the University of Cincinnati campus early Saturday morning, according to police. Investigators responded around 4:15 a.m. to 195 E. McMillan St., where officers said they found several shell casings inside the building. No injuries had been reported, and police had not identified a suspect.
WKRC reported on the overnight shooting. The outlet reported that no victims had come forward and that no arrests had been announced as investigators continued piecing together what happened in the overnight hours.
Road Closures Already In Place Near Campus
Cincinnati police initiated roadblocks on Calhoun and McMillan Streets between Vine Street and Clifton Avenue on Friday, September 4, 2026, to improve safety following a string of earlier shootings near the UC campus, according to WCPO. For the September 5–6 weekend, those nightly closures were expected to continue Saturday and Sunday nights, with the roads scheduled to reopen at 4 a.m. each following morning, the station reported.
195 E. McMillan St. has drawn police attention before. WCPO reported a separate shooting there in 2017.
Pattern Of Shootings Near UC In Recent Years
The roadblocks came amid a string of earlier shootings near the UC campus, according to WCPO.
Gunfire has also struck buildings elsewhere in the city without anyone being hurt. In Cincinnati's West End neighborhood, bullet holes and other damage were found in the side of a building after reports of gunfire near Linn Street early one Monday morning, according to WLWT. Police confirmed officers responded and found shell casings and damage there as well, but said no victims were located and no one was transported to the hospital.
Crime Data Shows Mixed Picture Near Campus
Separately, WLWT has reported that Cincinnati and UC police shared data showing some violent crime trends near campus moving in different directions depending on the category. The report noted that reported rapes in Corryville and CUF rose from six in 2025 to 17 so far this year between the two neighborhoods, even as homicides and aggravated assaults in the areas reviewed had decreased significantly over the past year. Most property crime, including burglaries and theft, was also down across Clifton, Corryville and CUF, according to the same report.
As of Saturday morning, police had not identified a suspect in the McMillan Street shooting, and the investigation remained active.
