Cincinnati police are investigating viral videos of violent downtown brawls
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police Cincinnati We are investigating viral videos showing what appears to be a violent brawl in the downtown section of the city.
The fight took place Friday night between Elm and Force Street. Cincinnati’s Fox 19. Several videos of the fight have made rounds on social media.
The man in a white T-shirt appears to be mercilessly beaten by two other men, shoved into the ground. Later, in this video, other people in the crowd, which includes the woman, participate in the be-hit. The man’s head appears to be stomped down many times.
The man continued to be abused for about 50 seconds before he was helped to return to his feet.
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However, he quickly took a step and collapsed. Several people responded to help the man back up and we could hear one man say “my man’s drunk.”
The man finally recovers and appears to be bleeding from his head, nose and mouth.
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The woman appears to be in a hurry to help the man, but she is attacked by the crowd. She gets two brutal blows in her face and slams the pavement. She appears to be knocked unconscious after her head hits the pavement.
It is unknown who the first invaders were. The man and woman who were seen being beaten in the video are white, and the large crowd targeting the pair is made up of primarily black attackers.
Cincinnati Police Commissioner Teresa Tegge told Fox News Digital that she is tired of the brawl.
Cincinnati Police Chief Teresa Tegge was called a brawl in downtown Cincinnati and was cruel and absolutely unacceptable. (WXIX)
“The actions shown are nothing but cruel and absolutely unacceptable,” she said in a statement. “Our investigative team is committed to identifying all individuals involved in causing harm. It’s also important to be clear. This was a sudden dispute between individuals following an oral argument.”
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Over the weekend, Cincinnati hosted a music festival, with Chief Tegge saying the fight was “never connected” to the festival.
She asked anyone with information to contact the police station or call Crime Stopper 513-352-3040.
“There’s no reckless violence in Ohio,” Ohio’s Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, born in Cincinnati, said in a post on X on Saturday.
“Restoring law and order on our streets wouldn’t be a partisan issue,” he said. “I’ll invite you @amyactonoh & other Democrat leaders in our state will join us in denounce this kind of violence and helping our city’s stronger law enforcement agencies. ”