Nazir Owens, a 15-year-old Black male, was found dead of a gunshot wound around midnight on March 22, 2026, in the 800 block of Glenwood Avenue in the North Avondale neighborhood of Cincinnati. Cincinnati Police responded to reports of a shooting and the Cincinnati Fire Department pronounced Owens dead at the scene. The Homicide Unit is investigating.

Owens had been listed on the Ohio Attorney General’s missing persons website in August 2024, when he was 13. No suspects, arrests, or motive have been announced. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Cincinnati Police Department at 513-352-3542.

Did anyone in North Avondale see or hear anything that night, or know more about Nazir’s whereabouts in the months before March 22, 2026?