Demetrius Bazel, 39, was shot and killed on June 4, 2018, inside an apartment building in Cincinnati’s Avondale neighborhood. Police responded to a 1:30 a.m. call at The Beechwood Apartments on Forest Avenue and found Bazel dead from a gunshot wound. A man and a woman who were at the scene were detained as persons of interest; the man who called 911 told officers he had shot Bazel. No formal charges have been filed and the Cincinnati Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating.

This fatal shooting came during a week that saw multiple homicides in the city, and investigators have been collecting evidence and witness statements to establish what happened that night. There are still unanswered questions about the exact sequence of events and who is responsible.

If anyone has information about the shooting at The Beechwood Apartments on June 4, 2018, please contact the Cincinnati Police Homicide Unit.