CINCINNATI — Three people were injured in two separate shootings outside Roselawn hookah bars over the weekend. Lifelong neighborhood resident and business owner Thaddaus Dawson Sr. said he wishes he were surprised, but he's not.

"You kind of expect it. Because (these hookah bars) seem to attract that type of crowd," Dawson said.

The 80-year-old founded Dawson's Heating and Cooling more than 40 years ago. His son now runs the company, which moved to its Reading Road location 10 years ago.

Dawson's building sits across the street from Miami Hookah and Grill, which on weekend nights stays open until at least 3 a.m. On Saturday, Cincinnati police said a man and a woman were shot outside the bar sometime before 4 a.m.

Dawson said large crowds stemming from the bar have become a nuisance in

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