A drive-by shooting on the evening of January 21, 2025, in the 900 block of Seibel Lane in West Price Hill, Cincinnati, left 18-year-old Dewey Christopher Curtis Jr. dead. Police say a pickup truck drove past a house just after 9:00 PM and fired multiple shots into the residence. Curtis and a second, unidentified victim were taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center; Curtis died of his injuries and the other victim was reported stable.

The Cincinnati Police Department’s Homicide Unit opened the investigation and had not released suspect information at the time of the initial reports. The unit asked anyone with information to contact 513-352-3542. A memorial service for Dewey Christopher Curtis Jr., who was born March 28, 2006, was scheduled for February 17, 2025, with burial at Vine Street Hill Cemetery.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about the pickup truck involved, please contact the CPD Homicide Unit at the number above.