Tyrese Joseph Woodkins was 21 when he was shot and killed on October 31, 2022, in Cincinnati’s Northside neighborhood. The shooting happened early in the morning near the intersection of Kirby Avenue and Colerain Avenue. Woodkins was taken to a hospital but succumbed to multiple gunshot wounds.

Police say the incident followed a pattern of stalking and targeting of a woman by 23-year-old Dicari Brown. Earlier that morning Brown reportedly arrived at the woman’s workplace and was told to leave by Woodkins, who was a friend. Later, when the woman called Woodkins for help at her home, an altercation occurred during which Brown allegedly took Woodkins’ firearm and shot him multiple times before fleeing.

The community has been deeply affected, and the Northside Community Council has been working to revamp the neighborhood watch program to increase safety.