Gary Holmes, a 60-year-old Black man, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of April 16, 2025. Officers were dispatched at about 4:50 AM to the 1600 block of Summit Road in the Roselawn neighborhood of Cincinnati, near New Bedford Drive, where they found Holmes suffering from a gunshot wound. The Cincinnati Fire Department began life-saving measures, but Holmes was pronounced dead at the scene before he could be transported to a hospital.

As of the initial investigation, the Cincinnati Police Department has not released information about suspects or the circumstances that led to the shooting. No arrests have been reported and the case remains under active investigation by local authorities.

If anyone in the Roselawn area has information about what happened that morning or saw anything unusual near Summit Road around 4:50 AM on April 16, please contact the Cincinnati Police Department.