On October 14, 2024, at about 1 p.m., 23-year-old Danias Jeremiah Weaver was found inside his vehicle in the 1700 block of Llanfair Avenue in Cincinnati’s College Hill, having suffered a single gunshot wound. Cincinnati police and fire personnel attempted life-saving measures, but Weaver was pronounced dead at the scene. The shooting occurred near several schools; College Hill Fundamental Academy and Aiken High School enacted temporary lockout procedures and Mercy McAuley High School briefly went into lockdown while officers cleared the area. Those measures were lifted once authorities said there was no ongoing threat.

Weaver was born November 14, 2000, in Northern Kentucky and graduated from Hughes High School and Virtual High School on May 15, 2019, where he participated in football, wrestling, and the Zoo Academy. He had worked in welding, painting, and customer service and enlisted in the U.S. Army on August 1, 2023, training in infantry until April 8, 2024. Family described him as a devoted son, uncle, friend, and father figure who hoped to study barbering and entrepreneurship; they said he was not involved in street activity. No arrests or suspect information have been released; the Cincinnati Police Homicide Unit is investigating. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Homicide Unit at 513-352-3542 or Crime Stoppers at 513-352-3040.

If anyone knew Danias or saw activity in the 1700 block of Llanfair Avenue around 1 p.m. on October 14, please share what was seen with investigators.