Two women dead after shooting in Riverside early Saturday morning

Riverside police are investigating an early Saturday morning shooting on Tidewater Drive that left two women dead.

The shooting was reported around 2:48 a.m. at the intersection of Tidewater Drive and Harshman Road.

When officers arrived on the call for shots fired, they found one woman dead and another injured.

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Taprice Goodwin, 27, of Dayton was found dead and Aria Middlebrook, 27, of Riverside was transported to a local hospital, the Montgomery County Coroner’s office reported. Middlebrook did not survive her injuries, a release from the Riverside Police Department said.

Dispatchers could not say if an arrest had been made or what led to the shooting.

If you have any information about this shooting, contact Detective Adam Todd at (937) 233-1801 extension 453 or email him at atodd@riversideoh.gov. or Detective Michael Sullivan at (937) 233-1801 extension 812 or email him at msullivan@riversideoh.gov.

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