More From Witness, Council On Kabaka Oba Shooting
by Jennifer Greenup
QueenCityForum.com Magazine City Hall reporter
Local political activist Kabaka Oba was shot four or five times in front of City Hall while entering his car. He was leaving the Cincinnati City Council meeting at approximately 3:00 this afternoon.
Witness to the shooting Latonia Meadows, whose sister Jataun Meadows is a daily visitor to City Hall, said that Oba was shot at close range by a man who pulled up beside him in a car.
"I could hear [Kabaka Oba] screaming," said Meadows clearly shaken over the incident. "He stood there and looked at [Oba] after he shot the man before getting into his car and leaving."
Police Chief Streicher said that Oba was in critical condition at the University Hospital and was scheduled for surgery. Streicher also said that he did not know how the confrontation started and that the police had no confirmed threats against Oba.
"It's never good for a shooting to take place especially when the person is specifically targeted," said Streicher. He continued that it is not surprising that when someone frequents a place a suspect will take advantage of this knowledge.
Councilman Cecil Thomas said that a shooting can happen anywhere.
"We know that we have a serious problem with drugs and guns," said Thomas. "We will just have to continue to work on the problem."
According to the witness, the perpetrator traveled alone. He was an approximately five foot eleven to six feet tall, fair-skinned black man. The car was thought to be "a maroon Cutlass" with rust on the passenger side door.
Police are in the process of confirming witness information and will announce new information as it becomes available.
Reporter Jennifer Greenup covers the City Hall and local politics. The feature appears each Thursday exclusively in QueenCityForum.com Magazine.contact: jenniferg@queencityforum.com
QueenCityForum.com Magazine City Hall reporter
Local political activist Kabaka Oba was shot four or five times in front of City Hall while entering his car. He was leaving the Cincinnati City Council meeting at approximately 3:00 this afternoon.
Witness to the shooting Latonia Meadows, whose sister Jataun Meadows is a daily visitor to City Hall, said that Oba was shot at close range by a man who pulled up beside him in a car.
"I could hear [Kabaka Oba] screaming," said Meadows clearly shaken over the incident. "He stood there and looked at [Oba] after he shot the man before getting into his car and leaving."
Police Chief Streicher said that Oba was in critical condition at the University Hospital and was scheduled for surgery. Streicher also said that he did not know how the confrontation started and that the police had no confirmed threats against Oba.
"It's never good for a shooting to take place especially when the person is specifically targeted," said Streicher. He continued that it is not surprising that when someone frequents a place a suspect will take advantage of this knowledge.
Councilman Cecil Thomas said that a shooting can happen anywhere.
"We know that we have a serious problem with drugs and guns," said Thomas. "We will just have to continue to work on the problem."
According to the witness, the perpetrator traveled alone. He was an approximately five foot eleven to six feet tall, fair-skinned black man. The car was thought to be "a maroon Cutlass" with rust on the passenger side door.
Police are in the process of confirming witness information and will announce new information as it becomes available.
Reporter Jennifer Greenup covers the City Hall and local politics. The feature appears each Thursday exclusively in QueenCityForum.com Magazine.contact: jenniferg@queencityforum.com
posted by Queen City Forum Mag @ 3:57 PM
1 Comments:
At 6:51 AM ,
WestEnder said...
I wonder why councilman Thomas is talking about drugs and guns again. Since his marijuana proposal, shootings have spiked, arrests have spiked, and an activist is shot at City Hall. And City Hall isn't in OTR or Avondale nor is it an open-air drug market.
And drugs weren't involved in this shooting.
Post a Comment
Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]
<< Home