Anthony Boyd, 17, was fatally shot on the night of December 6, 2024, near Highland Avenue and Oak Street in Elmwood Place, a Cincinnati suburb. First responders answered reports of about ten gunshots around 11:10 p.m. and found Boyd lying in the street; he was taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Neighbors told investigators they heard fighting and cars circling the neighborhood before the shooting; one resident reported hearing nine shots and seeing a man on the ground, another described ongoing gunfire from a vehicle. Officers found a gun next to Boyd’s body and a man at the scene said he had shot Boyd in self-defense. The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office is leading the investigation and has not released further details about the suspect or the circumstances. Boyd had recently enrolled at Colerain High School in October 2024 and had been released from juvenile detention on a receiving stolen property charge; he was scheduled to appear in court in January.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Tip Line or Crime Stoppers. Did anyone in Elmwood Place see activity in that neighborhood the night of December 6?