Police: 12-year-old hospitalized with critical injuries after being shot multiple times in Covington
WINTER FEBRUARY COLD THAT WILL BE COMING UP. GUYS. SABRINA. THANK YOU. TURNING BACK TO THAT BREAKING NEWS, A 12 YEAR OLD BOY HAS BEEN SHOT IN THE LATONIA NEIGHBORHOOD. COVINGTON POLICE SAY HE WAS SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES AND TAKEN TO CINCINNATI CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL WITH LIFE THREATENING INJURIES. NEWS FIVE’S SEAN MACKINNON JOINS US LIVE. FROM WHERE THAT HAPPENED. SHAWN, JUST AN UNBELIEVABLE STORY HERE. DO WE KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY SUSPECTS? WELL, COVINGTON POLICE LEAVING JUST A COUPLE MINUTES AGO. THEY WERE HERE FOR HOURS. OFFICERS SAY THEY ARE STILL LOOKING FOR A SUSPECT AND DO NOT HAVE ANYONE DETAINED. TELLING US THAT 12 YEAR OLD BOY WAS SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES AND HAS LIFE THREATENING INJURIES. WE HEARD TWO LOUD POPS AND A FEMALE ON THE GROUND SCREAMING IN PAIN JUST A FEW HOUSES DOWN. 232 GUNSHOTS IN THE LATONIA NEIGHBORHOOD OF COVINGTON. POLICE TELLING US THAT 12 YEAR OLD BOY SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES HAS LIFE THREATENING INJURIES. A 12 YEAR OLD 12 YEAR OLD IS STILL CRYING. THE SHOOTING HAPPENED JUST BEFORE 5:00 TONIGHT. OUR CAMERAS WERE THERE AFTER THE SHOOTING AS POLICE WERE INVESTIGATING, WHICH GREW INTENSE. OFFICERS WERE SEEN RUNNING AND WITH THEIR RIFLES AND PISTOLS DRAWN, SEVERAL PEOPLE WERE PUT IN HANDCUFFS AND DETAINED AT THAT POINT IN TIME. HOURS LATER, THOUGH, COVINGTON POLICE SAY THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY SUSPECTS DETAINED, COMMUNICATED OVER POLICE RADIO, A 911 CALLER TOLD POLICE DISPATCH HE SAW A SHOOTER DRIVE OFF. ANYBODY IN THE AREA OF WINSTON SPEEDWAY AND WINSTON GOT A WITNESS WHO SAW THE WHOLE THING. THE BLACK VEHICLE, OLDER CAR, FOUR DOOR WITH LOUD EXHAUST. THE DRIVER WAS THE SHOOTER, WHICH WAS A MALE WITH LONG BROWN HAIR, WEARING ALL BLACK WITH A HANDGUN. UNKNOWN CALLER. SO WEIRD. AGAIN, STILL AN ACT. IT WAS A VERY ACTIVE SCENE TODAY. THE LARGEST PRESENCE WAS HERE ON DECOURSEY AVENUE WITH THOSE OFFICERS RIGHT BEHIND ME. EARLIER, JUST AROUND THE CORNER ON MCKEE STREET WHERE THE SHOOTING HAPPENED, COVINGTON POLICE OFFICER WAS THERE, STANDING OUTSIDE OF A HOUSE. I CHECKED BACK IN WITH COVINGTON POLICE FOR AN UPDATE ON HOW THAT 12 YEAR OLD BOY IS DOING. THEY ONLY SAID HE HAS
Police: 12-year-old hospitalized with critical injuries after being shot multiple times in Covington
Updated: 1:16 AM EST Feb 23, 2026
Police say that a 12-year-old has been hospitalized with potentially life-threatening injuries after a shooting in Covington.According to police, the shooting occurred at the 4300 block of McKee Street on Sunday afternoon. Officers were dispatched to the scene at 4:49 p.m., where they found the juvenile to have sustained multiple gunshot wounds.The juvenile was then rushed to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, where he continues to be treated for his injuries.Police said that no suspects remain in custody, but that they believe that no threat remains to the public at this time.Those with information about the shooting are urged to contact Covington police detectives at (859) 292-2234 or Cincinnati/NKY Crime Stoppers at (513) 352-3040. Police say that tips can remain anonymous.Those who live in the area of McKee Street are also asked to check any outdoor video cameras that they own for information that may potentially be of help to investigators in the case.
COVINGTON, Ky. —
Police say that a 12-year-old has been hospitalized with potentially life-threatening injuries after a shooting in Covington.
According to police, the shooting occurred at the 4300 block of McKee Street on Sunday afternoon. Officers were dispatched to the scene at 4:49 p.m., where they found the juvenile to have sustained multiple gunshot wounds.
The juvenile was then rushed to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, where he continues to be treated for his injuries.
Police said that no suspects remain in custody, but that they believe that no threat remains to the public at this time.
Those with information about the shooting are urged to contact Covington police detectives at (859) 292-2234 or Cincinnati/NKY Crime Stoppers at (513) 352-3040. Police say that tips can remain anonymous.
Those who live in the area of McKee Street are also asked to check any outdoor video cameras that they own for information that may potentially be of help to investigators in the case.