14-year-old dies several days after being shot in East Price Hill
CINCINNATI —
The family of a 14-year-old boy says that he has died in the hospital several days after he was shot in East Price Hill.
Family members of Rakeem Blair Jr. confirmed to WLWT that the teenager had died over the weekend after doctors determined him to be brain dead after he was shot in the head on Tuesday.
Family members say that the incident began when Blair and a few other juveniles were throwing rocks on the evening of Aug. 18 at a vacant building on the 3700 block of Warsaw Avenue.
A confrontation is then reported to have occurred between the shooting suspect and the group of juveniles, escalating into violence.
Afterwards, Blair was rushed from the scene in critical condition to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, where he remained this week until his death.
Police have not yet released any information about a possible suspect in the shooting, with the individual said to have fled the scene by the time officers arrived.
CPD’s investigation into the incident remains ongoing.
A GoFundMe has since been set up for Blair’s family to cover funeral and burial costs, which can be accessed here.
The boy’s family also shared several photos of him with WLWT on Saturday, which can be viewed below.
