Jerome Lipscomb III, a 15-year-old honor student and football player in the Taft system, was fatally shot on May 29, 2022, near TQL Stadium in Cincinnati after attending the Taste of Cincinnati festival. He and friends were walking in the area when an altercation led to gunfire; friends said they heard shots and both Lipscomb and another person were struck. Police found Lipscomb dead at the scene and the other victim was treated at a hospital.

A 16-year-old, Deshaun Jones, was arrested and charged with Lipscomb’s murder. Jones was indicted on one count of murder, four counts of felonious assault, and one count of carrying a concealed weapon; he was initially charged as a juvenile and later bound over to be tried as an adult. The motive has not been established and the Cincinnati Police homicide unit continues its investigation.

Did anyone in the area that night see what led to the altercation or have information that could help clarify the motive?