Two hours later, officers were again sent to the 400 block of Curtis for a second call of shots fired at about 10:47 p.m. This time officers found a female struck in the neck by a bullet. The victim was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Detectives were investigating the second shooting on Curtis when they received a call of shots fired on in the 600 block 16th Avenue at about 12:57 a.m. The officers received additional information that a car crashed into a tree at 16th Avenue and South Verity Parkway with the occupants fleeing. One of the passengers was located and transported to the police station for questioning.
Middletown Police Chief David Birk said detectives have not not determined if all three incidents are connected. The investigation is continuing with search warrants being executed, the chief said.
But 911 calls from Curtis Street residents after the second round of gunfire indicate they believe the same shooters returned.
A male caller told dispatchers, “they are shooting again on Curtis. Same place. They just shot again.”
He said the babies are in the house, “they are scared to death.”
A caller in the first Curtis incident told dispatchers a dark car drove with someone inside shooting.
The woman hit by gunfire called 911 crying in pain telling dispatchers she was bleeding from the neck
“They are coming back. They are shooting up. I am bleeding,” she says, “Get me out of here.”
A female 911 caller reported “a lot, a lot, a lot” of gunshots in her 16th Avenue neighborhood two hours after the second incident on Curtis. A passerby reported finding a wrecked vehicle that was empty at 16th and Verity minutes later.
Anyone with any information about any of the shootings is asked to call 911 or 513-425-7700, or contact Detective Becki French at 513-425-7742.
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