Location

October 20, 2023

VIP Smoke Shop
4978 Delhi Rd
Cincinnati, Ohio

Participants

Incident Characteristics

• Shot - Wounded/Injured
• Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
• Defensive Use
• Defensive Use - Crime occurs, victim shoots subject/suspect/perpetrator
• Possession of gun by felon or prohibited person

Notes

An employee shot and killed teen during a break-in, Amontae Carter, Messiah Hart, and three unidentified juveniles arrested in connection with break-in; Thacker is not allowed to possess a firearm and faces charges of felonious assault, tampering with evidence and having weapons under disability

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

• Type: Unknown

Sources

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• URL: https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/crime/2023/10/20/delhi-township-shooting-man-killed-at-smoke-shop-another-found-shot/71251626007/

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• URL: https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/delhi-township/delhi-police-man-dead-after-shooting-at-smoke-shop

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• URL: https://local12.com/news/local/suspect-in-double-shooting-during-vigil-appears-in-court-cincinnati-isaiah-johnson-smoke-shop-car-woman-delhi-township#

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• URL: https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/delhi-township/16-year-old-dead-after-smoke-shop-employee-shoots-person-who-police-say-broke-in

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• URL: https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/crime/2023/10/27/teens-facing-charges-in-break-in-shooting-at-delhi-twp-smoke-shop/71348435007/

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• URL: https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/delhi-township/pd-4th-person-arrested-in-connection-with-delhi-vape-shop-burglary-where-16-year-old-was-shot-killed

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• URL: https://www.fox19.com/2023/12/26/delhi-township-store-manager-charged-after-shooting-suspects-breaking-into-store/

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• URL: https://www.fox19.com/2023/12/27/5th-person-arrested-delhi-township-business-break-in-homicide/

District

Congressional District: 1
State Senate District: 8
State House District: 30