Two men from Ohio among 3 dead after triple-shooting in Florida
NOW, BEING PUSHED TO THE GROUND HERE ON THE SET, WE’RE GOING TO MAKE IT TO THE END. ALL RIGHT. TIME IS 642. KICKING OFF WITH A LIVE LOOK AT A FEW OF OUR BIG STORIES HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IN THE BOXES. LIVE INSIDE THE FREEDOM CENTER, WHERE OUR CO-ANCHOR, MEGAN MITCHELL HAS YOU COVERED ON THE MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY CELEBRATION. WE ALSO HAVE BREAKING NEWS. A CAR GOES INTO A CAFE IN MASON. WE ALSO HAVE A SHOOTING IN LINCOLN HEIGHTS. WE HAVE REPORTERS. ALL THREE OF THESE SCENES. GET TO ALL OF THEM HERE IN JUST A MOMENT. WE DO HAVE TO START, THOUGH, WITH A VERY FRIGID FORECAST. IT’S LIKE A WEATHER IMPACT WEEK. IT FEELS LIKE IT IS BITTER COLD. SO BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES RIGHT NOW KIND OF STICKING WITH US. WE GET ONE DAY MAYBE OUT OF THE DEEP FREEZE. METEOROLOGIST ADAM BURNISTON DETAILING WHAT TO EXPECT. YEAH, IT’S NOT GREAT THIS WEEK. WE’LL ONLY HAVE, AS YOU MENTIONED, ONE KIND OF SEASONAL DAY, BUT THESE NEXT FEW DAYS, DANGEROUS COLD AIR KIND OF STICKING AROUND HERE IN THE FORECAST. EVEN A LITTLE BIT OF LIGHT SNOWFALL OUT THERE THIS MORNING WITH THE COLD FRONT PASSING THROUGH OUR REGION. SO THAT LIGHT SNOWFALL NOT CAUSING ANY ISSUES, MAYBE A LIGHT DUSTING AT BEST ACROSS AREAS OUT THERE THIS MORNING. OTHERWISE IT’S JUST SOME LIGHT FLURRIES AS THIS IS PASSING THROUGH TO SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OUT THERE IN SOUTHEAST WARREN COUNTY, NORTHERN PARTS OF CLERMONT AND STRETCHING OUT INTO PARTS OF CENTRAL KIND OF SOUTHERN CLINTON COUNTY AS WELL. GETTING UNDER A LITTLE BIT OF THAT LIGHT SNOWFALL. TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING IN THE MID 20S. THIS IS OUR WARMER PART OF THE DAY. IN FACT, BY LATER ON TODAY, WE’LL ACTUALLY SEE THESE TEMPERATURES FALLING ALL DAY LONG. AND WE ALSO HAVE TO DEAL WITH BREEZY WINDS, SUSTAINED WINDS 1520 MILES AN HOUR OUT THERE THIS MORNING, GUSTS GETTING UP TO 30 LATER TODAY. AND RIGHT NOW IT FEELS LIKE WE’RE IN THE LOWER TEENS, EVEN NINE DEGREES HERE IN CINCINNATI. SOME SINGLE DIGITS UP TO OUR NORTH THROUGH PARTS OF OXFORD, CONNERSVILLE TEN OUT IN BATESVILLE, OLDENBURG AREA. AND WE DO HAVE A COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN PLACE THAT’S GOING UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING AS WIND CHILLS GET EVEN COLDER. SO FOR YOUR MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY EVENTS, EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO GET DOWN INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS NEAR BELOW ZERO. BUT AHEAD OF MY NEXT FORECAST, WE’RE GOING TO BE TALKING MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT AS WE HEAD BACK INTO THE WORK AND SCHOOL WEEK ON TUESDAY. AND ONWARD, GUYS. OKAY, ADAM, THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE ARE KEEPING AN EYE ON TRAFFIC THIS MORNING AGAIN WITH MLK DAY. A LOT OF SCHOOLS CLOSED, BUSINESSES CLOSED, AND OFFICES CLOSED. SO WE SHOULDN’T SEE TOO MUCH IN TERMS OF HEAVY TRAFFIC OUT THERE. AND THAT’S REFLECTED OUT HERE ON OUR MAP AT 644, ABOUT TO BE 645. AND THINGS ARE ALMOST ALL GREEN. STILL A COUPLE OF SLOW SPOTS AS YOU’RE COMING IN ON 71, MAYBE THROUGH 75, BUT REALLY NOTHING MAJOR, WHICH IS EXCELLENT NEWS. SO OUR TRAVEL TIMES HAVE LOOKED GREAT THIS MORNING. 275 TO DOWNTOWN, TYLERSVILLE TO DOWNTOWN. AND IF YOU’RE TAKING A LOOK AT 126 BLUE ROCK OVER TO 75 AGAIN, NO MAJOR PROBLEMS AND NO CRASHES TO REPORT, WHICH IS EXCELLENT WAY TO START A MONDAY. IF YOU DO HAVE TO START THIS WEEK EARLY. STEPHEN THANK YOU. 645 NOW TO THAT BREAKING NEWS IN MASON. THAT’S WHERE A CAR CRASHED RIGHT INTO THE CAFE EARLY THIS MORNING. WLWT NEWS 5 GIACOMO LUCA HAS BEEN THERE FOR US THIS MORNING. THERE’S STILL A LOT OF CLEANUP TO HAPPEN THERE. GIACOMO. YEAH, I WAS JUST IN THERE TALKING TO THE OWNER. THEY’RE CERTAINLY WORKING TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY HOW MUCH DAMAGE THERE IS. DOES LOOK LIKE THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF DAMAGE TO THE WALL IN THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING WHERE THAT CAR CRASHED. YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE DAMAGE TO THE FACADE. NO BROKEN WINDOWS, BUT CERTAINLY GOING TO BE QUITE A BIT OF CLEANUP HERE. NOW, THE OWNER TOLD US THAT THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF SEVERAL CRASHES THAT HAVE HAPPENED HERE OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. THERE’S A BEND RIGHT HERE AS FOLKS TURN ONTO WEST MAIN. LIKELY THE CAUSE, OR AT LEAST PART OF THE CAUSE OF THAT CRASH. FOLKS, MAYBE GOING TOO FAST. STILL WORKING. TO GET MORE INFORMATION FROM MASON POLICE. IN TERMS OF WHAT LED UP TO THIS. THAT’S STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. STILL. ALSO, NO WORD ON WHETHER OR NOT THEY FOUND THE DRIVER INVOLVED, BUT A SINGLE CAR THAT HIT THE BUILDING THAT’S BEEN TAKEN OFF THE SCENE BY A TOW TRUCK OVER AN HOUR AGO. THE ROAD HERE. IT’S BEEN REOPENED. NO POLICE ON SCENE. JUST A BIT OF A CLEANUP FOR ALL THE FOLKS THAT ARE WORKING INSIDE THERE EARLY THIS MORNING. WE’RE LIVE IN MASON GIACOMO LUCA WLWT NEWS FIVE. LIMIT SIGNS ARE POSTED. IF YOU DON’T KNOW THAT TURN, YOU’RE GOING TOO FAST. THAT’S WHAT ENDS UP HAPPENING THERE. GIACOMO THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE IT. MORE BREAKING NEWS TO GET TO. LET’S GO TO LINCOLN HEIGHTS, WHERE DEPUTIES ARE INVESTIGATING A SHOOTING THAT JUST HAPPENED A FEW HOURS AGO. NICOLE APONTE HAS BEEN THERE FOR US ALL MORNING LONG, ASKING QUESTIONS TO POLICE. NIKOLE, THE SCENE HAS CLEARED IN THE LAST 45 MINUTES. BUT WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED? STEPHEN, WE CAN CONFIRM THAT THERE IS A VICTIM. THAT VICTIM IS A FEMALE. SHE’S RECOVERING IN THE HOSPITAL RIGHT NOW AND IS EXPECTED TO BE OKAY. WE ALSO KNOW THAT THERE IS A SUSPECT IN CUSTODY, BUT SHARE MUCH BEYOND THAT POINT. THE SCENE HAS SINCE CLEARED. STEPHEN, AS YOU JUST MENTIONED, IN THE LAST HOUR OR SO, BUT SHERMAN AVENUE WAS BLOCKED OFF FOR NEARLY TWO HOURS BY CRIME SCENE TAPE. THIS IS RIGHT OFF OF I-75. DEPUTIES FOCUSED THEIR ATTENTION AT ONE HOME IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. IT APPEARED THAT WAS THE CENTER OF THEIR INVESTIGATION. WE KNOW THE FIRST CALLS CAME IN AROUND 4:00 THIS MORNING. WE SAW DOZENS OF HAMILTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S VEHICLES AS DEPUTIES PUT DOWN EVIDENCE MARKERS AND WORKED CLOSELY WITH INVESTIGATORS. AGAIN, ONE PERSON RECOVERING IN THE HOSPITAL. ANOTHER SUSPECT IN CUSTODY. WE’RE STILL WORKING TO LEARN HOW THE SHOOTING STARTED OR WHAT LED UP TO THE SHOOTING. WE’LL KEEP YOU UPDATED HERE ON AIR AND ONLINE. REPORTING LIVE IN LINCOLN HEIGHTS. NICOLE APONTE WLWT NEWS FIVE. NICOLE THANK YOU. AND ALSO BREAKING OVERNIGHT, THE DEATH TOLL FROM A DEADLY HIGH SPEED TRAIN COLLISION IN SPAIN ROSE OVERNIGHT TO 39 PEOPLE KILLED. WE LEARNED THAT ALL SURVIVORS HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THAT SCENE, BUT SPAIN’S TRANSPORT MINISTER WARNS THE DEATH TOLL COULD STILL RISE, WITH 100 PEOPLE SENT TO THE HOSPITAL. OFFICIALS SAY A TRAIN JUMPED ONTO THE OPPOSITE TRACK, HITTING ANOTHER TRAIN HEAD ON. AND THEY SAY THAT TRAIN THAT DERAILED IS LESS THAN FOUR YEARS OLD. THE TRACK HAD JUST BEEN RENOVATED IN MAY, AND THIS WAS ON A STRAIGHTER PORTION OF THE TRACK. WHAT CAUSED THE CRASH IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. EUROPEAN NATIONS PUTTING ON A UNITED FRONT OVER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S THREATENING NEW TARIFFS UNTIL THEY REACH A DEAL TO BUY GREENLAND. NOW, OVER THE WEEKEND, TRUMP ANNOUNCED EIGHT NATO ALLIES WILL FACE A 10% TARIFF STARTING FEBRUARY 1ST. IT WILL RISE TO 25% IF A DEAL IS NOT REACHED BY JUNE. EUROPEAN AMBASSADORS HELD AN EMERGENCY MEETING AS THOUSANDS PROTESTED OVER THE WEEKEND. SWEDEN SAYS IT WILL NOT BE BLACKMAILED. THEY SAY ANY MILITARY MOVE WOULD VIOLATE ARTICLE FIVE OF THE NATO TREATY. THE U.S. MUST CONTROL GREENLAND FOR NATIONAL SECURITY. WE ARE EXPECTING TO LEARN MORE TODAY ABOUT THE EU’S RESPONSE TO THE TARIFF THREAT. AND OF COURSE, WE’LL BRING YOU THOSE UPDATES HERE ON WLWT. THREE PEOPLE AT A HOME IN SPRING GROVE VILLAGE. THERE’S NO WORD ON WHAT CAUSED IT. FIREFIGHTERS SAY THREE PEOPLE WERE TRAPPED INSIDE AS THE FLAMES ENGULFED THAT HOME. IT ALL STARTED SATURDAY NIGHT. NEIGHBORS SAY SEVERAL PEOPLE TRIED TO GO INSIDE THE HOUSE TO REACH THE PEOPLE WHO WERE TRAPPED. BUT THEY SAY THE SMOKE WAS TOO HEAVY. FIRST RESPONDERS MANAGED TO RESCUE A WOMAN FROM THE SECOND FLOOR, BUT SHE LATER DIED AT A HOSPITAL FROM THOSE INJURIES. INVESTIGATORS HAVE NOT RELEASED HER NAME OR THE NAMES OF THE OTHER TWO ADULTS WHO WERE KILLED. INVESTIGATORS HAVE ALSO NOT SAID WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE, JUST THAT IT LIKELY STARTED ON THE FIRST FLOOR. ONCE WE GET UPDATES, WE’LL BRING THEM TO YOU ON AIR AND ON WLWT.COM. A SHELTER TO GET PEOPLE OUT OF THE COLD THIS MORNING IS OPEN IN CINCINNATI, AND THE CITY IS ALSO MOVING AHEAD WITH PLANS FOR A YEAR. ROUND ONE STOP CENTER FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. CITY LEADERS ESTIMATE THERE ARE AS MANY AS 800 PEOPLE LIVING ON CITY STREETS ON ANY GIVEN NIGHT. THE PROPOSED ONE STOP CENTER WOULD SERVE AS A CENTRAL HUB FOR HELP CONNECTING PEOPLE TO HEALTH CARE, PUBLIC BENEFITS, JOB ASSISTANCE, AND SUBSTANCE AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT. OFFICIALS SAY THOSE SERVICES BRINGING THOSE LOCATIONS TO ONE CENTER IS CRITICAL TO HELP PEOPLE TAKE THE FIRST STEPS OUT OF HOMELESSNESS. NOW, AS FOR THE SHELTER THAT IS OPEN RIGHT NOW, CINCINNATI PARTNERED WITH SAINT FRANCIS SERAPH MINISTRIES TO OFFER HOT MEALS AND WARMTH FOR THOSE IN NEED. AGAIN, IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO COULD REALLY BENEFIT FROM THIS. IT OPENED AT SIX THIS MORNING. IT WILL BE OPEN UNTIL SEVEN DAILY AGAIN AT THE SAINT ANTHONY CENTER AND OVER THE RHINE. HEADS UP FOR MIDDLETOWN RESIDENTS. THE WATER BILLING SYSTEM IS UP AND RUNNING AGAIN AFTER THAT CYBER ATTACK THAT IMPACTED OPERATIONS OVER THE SUMMER. THE CITY SAYS OVER THE NEXT 4 TO 5 WEEKS, AROUND 24,000 CUSTOMERS WILL GETTING WILL BE GETTING A STATEMENT. THE CITY SAYS THEY WILL HAVE A GRACE PERIOD FOR PAYMENTS THROUGH AUGUST 31ST. NOW, DURING THAT GRACE PERIOD, NO LATE FEES WILL BE ADDED ON USAGE FROM THE CYBER INCIDENT. FOR MORE INFORMATION, THE CITY ASKS YOU TO HEAD TO THEIR WEBSITE. MANY EVENTS ARE PLANNED TODAY IN HONOR OF DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR, INCLUDING THE ANNUAL FREEDOM MARCH THROUGH THE STREETS OF CINCINNATI. MANY PEOPLE ARE PLANNING TO BRAVE THE COLD, AS THEY DO EVERY SINGLE YEAR TO TAKE PART. ACCORDING TO MEGAN MITCHELL. SHE’S LIVE NOW AT THE FREEDOM CENTER, WHERE THAT MARCH WILL BE KICKING OFF HERE IN JUST A FEW HOURS. MEGAN? YES IT WILL. GOOD MORNING TO YOU ALL. AND HERE AT THE FREEDOM CENTER, THINGS ARE UP AND ACTIVE THIS MORNING. THEY’RE GETTING THINGS READY FOR THE BIG BREAKFAST THIS MORNING. BUT THIS IS A DAY OF EVENTS SO THAT YOU’RE NOT ONLY JUST HONORING DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER KING’S LEGACY WITH WORDS, BUT ALSO WITH ACTION. I’M HERE WITH ASHLEY, WITH HAWKSWORTH. AND TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING HERE TODAY. THIS IS OUR 18TH ANNUAL BLOOD DRIVE AT THE FREEDOM CENTER. IT’S GOING TO BE ON THE FOURTH FLOOR FROM NOON TO FIVE, AND APPOINTMENTS ARE FILLING UP. SO YOU CAN GO ONLINE AND GET THAT APPOINTMENT. 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Two men from Ohio among 3 dead after triple-shooting in Florida
Updated: 11:14 AM EST Jan 19, 2026
Three people have died, including two from Ohio, after a triple-shooting in Florida over the weekend.It happened around 12:13 p.m. Sunday when the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a shooting in the Indian Point subdivision near Kissimmee, Florida. See WLWT morning headlines in the video aboveAt the scene, officers found three men dead in front of the home suffered from apparent gunshot wounds.The sheriff’s office said deputies quickly located and detained a 29-year-old suspect identified as Ahmad Jihad Bojeh.He is currently being held at the Osceola County Jail on three counts of murder.“There is no threat to the community, as the suspect responsible for these horrific and senseless murders has been apprehended by Osceola County deputies,” said Sheriff Christopher Blackmon.According to WLWT sister station WESH, on Sunday, the sheriff’s office identified two of the men killed in the shooting. Robert Luis Kraft, 70, of Holland, Michigan, and his brother, Douglas Joseph Kraft, 68, of Columbus, Ohio. The third victim was a 68-year-old friend from Ohio.
OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. —
Three people have died, including two from Ohio, after a triple-shooting in Florida over the weekend.
It happened around 12:13 p.m. Sunday when the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a shooting in the Indian Point subdivision near Kissimmee, Florida.
See WLWT morning headlines in the video above
At the scene, officers found three men dead in front of the home suffered from apparent gunshot wounds.
The sheriff’s office said deputies quickly located and detained a 29-year-old suspect identified as Ahmad Jihad Bojeh.
He is currently being held at the Osceola County Jail on three counts of murder.
“There is no threat to the community, as the suspect responsible for these horrific and senseless murders has been apprehended by Osceola County deputies,” said Sheriff Christopher Blackmon.
According to WLWT sister station WESH, on Sunday, the sheriff’s office identified two of the men killed in the shooting. Robert Luis Kraft, 70, of Holland, Michigan, and his brother, Douglas Joseph Kraft, 68, of Columbus, Ohio. The third victim was a 68-year-old friend from Ohio.