Thomas Bell was 16 when he was fatally shot just after 5 p.m. on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, near Grant Park in Cincinnati’s Over-the-Rhine neighborhood along the 1600 block of Walnut Street. Officers found two juveniles struck by gunfire; Bell was taken to UC Medical Center and died, while the other victim survived and was later released. Neighbors said the shooting happened as children were leaving after-school programs and described chaos as kids scattered. Friends and relatives began a small memorial where Bell fell, and by the next day balloons and handwritten messages marked the spot.

Local reports described the attack as a drive-by. Detectives with the Cincinnati Police Homicide Unit announced an arrest on September 27: 18-year-old Davon Marcum was charged with murder. Surveillance video shown in court was reported to allegedly depict Marcum shooting Bell. He was being held at the Hamilton County Justice Center on the murder charge while investigators continued seeking information.

If anyone saw the shooting or was near Grant Park that afternoon, can you share what you remember?