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Despite Warnings, Police Report Several Instances Of New Year's Eve Gunfire

Police agencies in Ohio report multiple shootings on New Year's Eve. 

Columbus police say ShotSpotter technology detected nearly 350 shots fired but no injuries. Cleveland police report 10 separate shootings and one fatality. Cincinnati police say four people were wounded in two shootings. Akron police report one fatal shooting. Prior to the holiday, police around the country urged people not to engage in celebratory gunfire.

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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