'He was always respectful' | 16-year-old shot and killed in OTR identified as Mount Auburn Prep student

CINCINNATI — The 16-year-old boy shot and killed in Over-the-Rhine on Tuesday was a student at Mount Auburn Preparatory Academy, a school spokesperson confirmed.

According to Cincinnati police, Thomas Bell was one of two people shot near the corner of East McMicken Avenue and Walnut Street around 5 p.m. on Sept. 16. He later died at the hospital.

As of the last update from police, the second victim was at the hospital in critical condition. We have reached out to a CPD spokesperson for an update on the second victim's condition and are waiting to hear back.

16-year-old shot and killed in Over-the-Rhine was Mount Auburn Prep student

"This is a devastating reminder of the toll that violence involving young people takes on our communities," Courtney Harritt, a spokesperson for Mount Aub