Incident

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1-23-2024 Kentucky Covington 2-1

Location

January 23, 2024

E 39th St and Decoursey Ave
Covington, Kentucky

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Amani Smith
Age: 14
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Victim
Name: Miley
Age: 14
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Gender: Female
Status: Injured

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Acquaintance
Age: 17
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
LOCKDOWN/ALERT ONLY: No GV Incident Occurred Onsite

Notes

teen and his girlfriend shot walking to his grandmother’s house, he later died; ambushed by people waiting on his older brother at bus stop after school, phone harassment after ongoing problem in school; nearby Latonia Elementary told officials and students inside school for after-school activities to secure in place

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://local12.com/news/local/police-investigate-shooting-in-covington-01-23-2024-cincinnati-decoursey-latonia-shot-gun-crime-victim-hospital

URL: https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/kenton-county/covington/latonia-elementary-secure-in-place-amid-shooting-activity-in-covington-school-says

URL: https://linknky.com/news/2024/01/24/covington-shooting-14-year-old-killed/

URL: https://local12.com/news/local/arrest-made-in-covington-double-shooting-that-left-14-year-old-dead-cincinnati-kentucky-amani-smith-decoursey-hospital-holmes-middle-brother-problem-kids-shot-gun-crime

URL: https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/kenton-county/covington/im-happy-i-got-to-hold-him-while-he-took-his-last-breath-girlfriend-remembers-14-year-old-shot-killed

District

Congressional District: 4
State Senate District: 23
State House District: 64