Nehemiah McMillon, 12, was shot and died on July 13, 2025, after a crash in Cincinnati’s Winton Hills neighborhood. Officers responding around 11 p.m. to the 4800 block of Este Avenue for a report of a crashed stolen vehicle found Nehemiah in the back seat with a gunshot wound; he was taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center and pronounced dead. A second juvenile later arrived at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital with a gunshot wound believed to be from the same incident.

Investigators say the shooting began after a man pursued a vehicle that had been stolen from outside his home and opened fire as it fled. Court documents and police reports identify the man as 31-year-old Darius McGrew, who was arrested and charged with murder in Nehemiah’s death. At a bond hearing McGrew was ordered held on $3 million bond; prosecutors argued he chased the stolen car and fired multiple shots. Neighbors described chaotic scenes after the crash, and family members held a balloon release, calling Nehemiah warmhearted and playful.

What can anyone who was in Winton Hills that night add about the moments before the crash and shooting?