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Police: At least 1 juvenile hurt in Covington double shooting

Police: At least 1 juvenile hurt in Covington double shooting
LEADING THE WAY WITH BREAKING NEWS. MIKE: RIGHT NOW, POLICE ARE RESPONDING TO A DOUBLE SHOOTING IN COVINGTON. AT LEAST ONE OF THE VICTIMS IS A JUVENILE. SHEREE: THIS HAPPENED A SHORT TIME AGO, ON WEST 26TH STREET. WLWT NEWS 5’S HELAN BATTIPAGLIA IN THEIR LIVES WITH WHAT WE KNOW. HELENA: WE JUST RECENTLY GOT HERE, I WANT YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT IS GOING ON BEHIND ME. WE HAVE COVINGTON POLICE BLOCKING OFTEN INTERSECTION OF WEST 26TH STREET, WHERE IT HAPPENED. ACCORDING TO SOME SCANNER TRAFFIC WE OVERHEARD, THERE ARE TWO THE VICTIMS INVOLVED, ONE OF THEM MAY BE 16 YEARS OLD. POLICE HAVE NOT BEEN IT WOULD GIVE US A LOT OF INFORMATION AT THE TIME, BUT ONE OFFICER WAS IT TO CONFIRM THAT AT LEAST ONE JUVENILE WAS INVOLVED, AND THAT WAS BEFORE SHOT WERE TAKEN AWAY FROM THE SCENE BY PRIVATE CAR. WE ARE STILL WORKING TO FIND OUT THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT LED UP TO THIS, AFTER A WEEK WITH HAD FOR YOUNG PEOPLE DIE FROM GUNFIRE IN OUR AREA. SOME POLICE CRUISERS HAVE LEFT SINCE WE GOT HERE, BUT IT IS TILL A VERY ACTIVE. MULTIPLE DETECTIVES HERE IN INVESTIGATING. AGAIN, WE ARE STILL AWAITING A LOT MORE INFORMATION. A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THIS AREA CANNOT GET HERE RIGHT NOW, UNDERSTANDABLY VERY NERVOUS. WE WILL BE ON SCENE WORKING TO FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION AS IT COMES AVAILABLE
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Police: At least 1 juvenile hurt in Covington double shooting
At least one juvenile was hurt in a double shooting in Covington on Friday, according to police.Covington police responded to a double shooting on West 26th Street. Police at the scene said both people shot were taken away from the scene by private vehicles. Police did not say what led up to the shooting.WLWT will update this story when more information is available.

At least one juvenile was hurt in a double shooting in Covington on Friday, according to police.

Covington police responded to a double shooting on West 26th Street. Police at the scene said both people shot were taken away from the scene by private vehicles.

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Police did not say what led up to the shooting.

WLWT will update this story when more information is available.