Two officers were stationed at the club’s entrance and another two in the parking lot, Franz said. It is in the city’s East End area, on the Ohio River Scenic Byway near Cincinnati Municipal Airport – Lunken Field, amid used auto parts yards and marinas.Ĭameo hires police officers for extra security. Police do not have any suspects in custody but are interviewing witnesses.Ĭameo is in the former home of a gay bar called Adonis, which closed in 2012. Several victims were undergoing surgery, Cincinnati Police Sgt. Police identified the slain man as O’Bryan Spikes, 27. The shooting was not related to terrorism, authorities said. They said it might have developed from a dispute that started earlier in the day. Police said several people had been able to sneak guns into the club and they believe more than one person was involved in the shooting. Still, the witness told CNN affiliate WLWT that he heard about 20 gunshots in the club. To get in, clubgoers had been searched with an electronic wand to detect hidden weapons. Sunday at the packed Cameo Night Club in Cincinnati, a DJ called for security over and over, one man recalled later.įour off-duty police officers were outside in the parking lot.
They left by fleeing past wounded clubgoers lying on a bloody floor. They came for a night of music and dancing. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.