Dontonyio Spruill, 37, was shot and killed in Cincinnati on the afternoon of November 7, 2025. ShotSpotter detected gunfire around 2:30 p.m. near the intersection of Poplar Street and Central Avenue in the city’s West End; officers found Spruill lying on the pavement with a gunshot wound and Cincinnati Fire Department crews pronounced him dead at the scene. The block was secured as a crime scene as detectives from the Cincinnati Police Department Homicide Unit began investigating.

Early accounts describe the shooting as a drive-by: a vehicle reportedly came through the area, shots were fired, and the shooter fled before officers arrived. The attack occurred in broad daylight in a dense residential grid, and the site was later noted online among memorials for victims of gun violence in Cincinnati. Detectives say they continue to examine the circumstances and are asking anyone who saw or heard anything that day to contact the Homicide Unit.

Did anyone in the West End see a vehicle or person acting suspiciously on Poplar Street near Central Avenue around 2:30 p.m. on November 7?