Jorrie Donnell Hope, a 40-year-old man from Cincinnati, was fatally shot on May 4, 2025, in the Hartwell neighborhood. Police were called for reports of gunfire on the 8400 block of Woodbine Avenue at about 11:30 a.m. Officers found Hope with gunshot wounds; Cincinnati Fire Department personnel rendered aid but he died at the scene.

Authorities say the Cincinnati Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating. No suspect or arrest information has been released and the circumstances leading up to the shooting remain unclear. Funeral services are scheduled at Walker Funeral Home - Walnut Hills Chapel on May 23, 2025, with interment at Vine Street Hill Cemetery.

If anyone has information about what happened on Woodbine Avenue that morning, please contact the Cincinnati Police Department’s Homicide Unit.