What we know of the fifth shootings of the third bank in Cincinnati

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Enquirer staff

Posted 10h08 ET on 6 September 2018 | Update 8:16 pm ET September 6, 2018

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Scenes of an active shooting situation at Fifth City Center on Fountain Square on September 6, 2018.(Photo: Meg Vogel / The Enquirer)Buy a photo

What happened

An "active shooter" situation was raised in the fifth center of downtown Fountain Square in downtown Cincinnati at 9:10 am on Thursday, September 6th.

The gunman, identified as 29-year-old Omar Santa Perez, killed three people and injured two others before being shot by police after a brief gun battle.

The scene was announced as secure around 9:15

Who were the victims?

Pruthvi Raj Kandepi, 25, Richard Newcomer, 64, and Luis Felipe Calderón, 48, were killed, according to the County of Hamilton Coroner's Office.

Two other people were injured.

Whitney Austin, 37, is one of those who survived.

Bonita "Bunny" Franklin, a neighbor of the Austin family in Louisville, Kentucky, said the Fifth Third Bank employee had 12 bullets on one side of her body but the bullets had miraculously missed. vital organs. Austin should survive.

Who was the shooter?

Police believe that Santa Claus has been in Cincinnati since at least 2015. The records show that he lived all over the country.

His neighbors in North Bend describe him as a man increasingly bitter and reclusive.

What was his motive?

The police did not disclose the reason for the shooting.

How did the community react?

Social media users have marked their thoughts with #cincinnatistrong and #cincystrong.

A moment of silence on Fountain Square is scheduled for Friday.

And after?

Police have scheduled a press conference for Friday afternoon. Police Chief Eliot Isaac said that there were pictures of the incident, but it is not clear when it will be released. The Enquirer continues to collect information about victims, shots and shooter.

The hall of the 5/3 tower is locked until the police release it as a crime scene. Bank employees were invited to work from home until Monday.