Arthur Osborne, 58, of Cincinnati, Ohio, was fatally shot on October 20, 2024, at an apartment on East Tower Drive. Police and court documents say he was shot in the pelvic region and was pronounced dead at the scene. A 77-year-old woman, Kathleen Geiger, was arrested and charged with reckless homicide after the shooting.

According to Geiger’s statements to police, the shooting followed what she described as harmless banter; Osborne allegedly joked that she should shoot him. She told officers she believed the firearm was not loaded, pointed it at him and pulled the trigger. She attempted to render aid and called 911, but Osborne did not survive. Geiger appeared in court and bond was set at $10,000; prosecutors stressed that her belief the gun was unloaded did not absolve her of responsibility. A follow-up court date was scheduled for October 31, 2024.