the group claims that cpd officers shot and killed suspect paul gaston because he was black. the group is reacting by releasing personal and his officers. last week, chief isaac said gaston, 37, after he on the ground and appearing to reach his waistband. isaac described the pistol as "a very realistic-looking firearm." in a video released by the group, an 'anonymous' member stands at a podium and threatens the cincinnati police department stating for as long as they isaac told fox19 department is taking necessary precautions. "we take all threats seriously and will be investigating any potential criminal activity connected," stated isaac. "i believe this is a is trying to stir up trouble in a city peaceful and dan hills. "our is that someone take that step and harm them." fox19 now decided not to provide links to the content at this point in time. after the break... we're talking with our friend... american idol alexis gomez about the we're talking with our friend... american idol alexis gomez about the newest season of american idol we're be right back american idol animatio

the suspect killed was paul gaston. mark: wlwt news 5 ' s andrew setters is outside police headquarters. good afternoon. afternoon. this is a situation where police have a good understanding of what yesterday because of a citizen cell phone recording at range. paul gaston was shot by three chief isaac speaking at district one short time ago. police received a call about a man with a gun in westwood yesterday afternoon. several more calls were made after that man crashed his pickup truck. one 911 call was clear that she saw a man with a weapon. he dropped it in picked it up as he stumbled away from the crashed vehicle. she called 911 to report it. several officers responded, and citizens recorded the encounter on their cell phone. at first, paul gaston followed orders. he dropped to his knees. he ordered him to drop to his stomach. that is when he removed the gun from his waistband and three officers fired upon him. the chief says the weapon was in airsoft with officer mcmanis, officer kohler, and one other fired shots.

they believed the cincinnati police handled the incident with paul gaston and christopher laugle. vince demasi: "we were never contacted." in fact... mt. healthy connection had been made... until we brought it to his attention. vince demasi: " to endanger their families and to endanger them in such a manner to me is callous and irresponsible." shawn lanier: "the group's message about a double-standard actually showed up two days after this headline in the new york daily news... which leads demasi to wonder if that's where "anonymous" got its false information in the first place. in the newsroom shawn lanier fox19 now. we will continue to provide clarity on this story as it develops.. on all of our platforms. we also have the full video of both incidents... the cincinnati and mount healthy police chiefs' explanation of those respective incidents... and the video the group claiming to be anonymous posted. all of it.. on fox19now.com. what do you get when you put together 150 pounds of weed... money... and guns? you get arrested. we'll tell you about this major bust.. next. plus.. na

the shooting took the life of paul gaston. tonight we're hearing from paul gaston's girlfriend. nine on your side's john genovese just spoke with him. john joins us live. that woman is still trying to understand why this happened. she can't bring herself to watch the video of the shooting-and asked us to disguise her voice . 10:31:18"i didn't believe it despite several commands-- police say 37-year-old 'paul gaston' was reaching for a gun -forcing officers to shoot 10;31:08"i think the shooting was senseless "gaston's girlfriend she asked us to change her voiceand not to show her face "he wasn't a bad person - he had a few issues here and there with drinking - i do believe that played a role int he incident yesterday - but overall he wasn't a bad person" what we now know was an airsoft pellet gun recovered at the scene 10:33:07 "he had just got it a couple weeks ago -" in this picture- and in the heat of the moment- police and city officials say it's nearly impossible to tell the difference"i just want there to be a clear, consistent message that when our officers are faced with

new video shot by a man who witnessed the -- >> he picked up his cell phone and shot the video as paul gaston was shot and killed. smith said he could hear the passengers yelling commands to gaston, before the shots were fired. >> granddaughter was with me also. she was 10-year-old. she was basically traumatized by the whole incident. si was stunned myself. i didn't think they were going to escalate to the point they there were two officers. one directly behind. at that point, i thought why not to point the taser. >> and there are several investigations going on before an official conclusion is drawn whether or not the officers were justified >> incident is the 4th shooting in less than two months. valentine's day, officer fired a shot, as he ran away from a crash in mount look-out. the chase began after the suspect wrecked into a parked car officer say he pulled out his pocket and pulled something out. >> incident, happened january 11th. two officers shot and killed robert kimbrink. and as it turns out, the weapon he pointed was the bb gun. he pointed something that looked like a gun and ign

"i didn't believe it still don't believe it" despite several commands-- police say 37-year-old 'paul gaston' was reaching for a gun -forcing officers to shoot 10;31:08"i think the shooting was senseless "gaston's girlfriend she asked us to change her voiceand not to show her face "he wasn't a bad person - he had a few issues here and there with drinking - i do believe that played a role int he incident yesterday - but overall he wasn't a bad person" what we now know was an airsoft pellet gun recovered at the scene 10:33:07"he had just got it a couple weeks ago -" in this picture- and in the heat of the moment-police and city officials say it's nearly impossible to tell the difference"i just want there to be a clear, consistent message that when our officers are faced with a situation where their lives are in danger and someone is not listening to their commands and reaching for a gun - that their lethal action is unfortunate" paul gaston had a long rap sheet... going back to the 19- 90'sbut just the past two years.. there have been a series of violent incidents. he was charged with aggravat

who spoke to paul gaston just hours before that scene caught on camera. and it appears *police* saw gaston more than once before yesterday... we've been digging into his past. past.and this evening -- we have *three* perspectives of that shooting... cell phone video capturing the confrontation that turned deadly. and police say this video proves that the officers were justified in pulling the trigger.they say gaston ignored repeated commands -- then reached into his thought was a handgun.it pellet gun. folks along glenway avenue this happened. happened. nine on your side's john spoke to them...he's live with what they had to say. gaston was in the process of doing some construction work for this hair salon off glenway avenue. he was told to leave around 3-30 than two hours later police say he reached for what looked like a real gun. before crashing into this pole on harrison avenue-before police say despite several commands airsoft gun that looked like the real thing"i don't look at him as no crazy nut he was just under the influence" 37-year-old 'paul gas

john genovese 9oys paul gaston had a long rap sheet... going back to the 19- 90'sbut in just the past two years.. there have been a series of violent incidents. he was charged with aggravated menacing.. and domestic violence. those cases were still pending. one victim says he threatened to kill her and her children. gaston was charged with violating a protection order... and failing to comply with a police officer's order. as we mentioned.. gaston had a fake, toy gun. it cost him his pointed a fake gun at officers is calling it a misunderstanding. ing.cincinnati police say *christopher laugle* pointed the gun while they investigated another case menacing. he's being held on a two- marijuana on the november ballot is now on hold. the group "legalize 2016" has put its campaign to legalize pot on hold because its having trouble with fundraising. its political action committee had less than 300 dollars last month."legalize 2016" now hopes to work with other pro- marijuana groups. the woman accused of driving the wrong way on i-71.. killing a

it captures of paul gastons life. here's a picture of the air soft gun gaston had. the officers at the time didn't know the gun was fake. and the chief said it was a very realistic pistol. - you leave them where we can see them take a look and listen to the cell phone video captured by witnesses as police confronted 37- year-old paul gaston. get on your face here's another cell phone video of the same incident from a different view. listen to how worried the witnesses are. please do it please do it. please do what your asked he's another view. look at the officers guns pointed. they are giving gaston commands. he is listening at first. but things go get on your face right keep your hands where we can see them what they say back up and then we hear this. keep your hands where we can see them. go all wow, let me see them don't do it after police say he police later airsoft gun. during a news conference police made it clear that all three officers who fired a total of 9 shots were justifed in their actions. they were giving him mutiple commands to lie flat on the groun

and earlier this month the death of paul gaston in cheviot. you may remember this scene....the officer involved shooting that started with a wreck and ended with gaston dead after police say he reached for what turned out to be an airsoft gun. the department, including chief eliot isaac, expressed regret at the outcome of that incident but said that the shootings were justified. but black lives matter cincinnati argues the deaths of both of these men are a "testament to the double standard that black men face when dealing with police in the u.s." ...they go on to demand the officers who shot him be held accountable. reporting live....kristen swilley...9 on your side. this morning the search is on for the person who opened fire in broad daylight in mt. airy yesterday, leaving a 24 year old man critically wounded. shot in the head and shoulder. shoulder.the shooting happened in the parking lot of a vacant building near the colerain food mart... one shot grazed the victim's head-- the second went through his shoulder.one witness tells nine on your

the group black lives matter cincinnati say they want more answers surrounding the shooting of paul gaston. the group is also asking the department to reopen the death investigation of melvin murray last september. murray crashed into a tree and died after police tried to stop him. his mother claims police didn' t help while he was dying in his car. >> why didn' t you aid him? why didn' t you help him? answer that, cincinnati police. >> until there' s justice for everybody and until the police are held accountable, we need to stand up and speak out. s chief and other city officials maintain police acted properly and according to procedures in the shooting of paul gaston. mark: whirlwind today? -- more wind today? randi: back down to five, 10 miles per hour close to lunchtime. checking in on our weatherbug network, 44 degrees with a 19 mile per hour wind. low 40' s in wilmington and cvg. day. the wind has a couple more hours before they totally die off. some rain along the river through seven portions of adams county. 42 degrees as the kids wait for the bus. as we go through the week, keep

and earlier this month the death of paul gaston in cheviot. they are stories we've covered extensively here at 9 on your side. in september, the death of melvin murray jr. and earlier this month the death of paul gaston in cheviot. that rally starts at 3 p.m. reporting live....kristen two people are recovering this morning.. another is fighting for their life after a k-k-k rally in california ends in violence. several dozen protesters showed up to confront a small group of klan memebers at a park in anaheim.a fight broke out between the protesters and the klan and that's when at least one protester was stabbed ... two others also stabbed. not clear if they were also a part of the protest.another 13 people were arrested. it's a miraculous story of survival ...a dog saved from death's doorstep by a good samaritan ... he was discovered freezing outside, with broken teeth and a mangled leg ... 9 on your side's rose anne aragon is following the incredible recovery of "blue"... all because of the generosity of a community of caregivers. nats"he's so

shooting paul gaston on february 16th. black lives matter activists say the nine shots fired by police... are murder. they demanded that officers be indicted. brian taylor: this is institutionalized racism. this is one of the sharpest, can't make it up, examples that you see. black lives matter also demands answers for the family of melvin murray, a man who died on september 4, 2015, after striking a tree. the group says police rear-ended murray's car. brian taylor: "we have to understand as a society that that they're not going to stop doing this, until we make them stop we spoke with family members of paul gaston about this this afternoon... the family said they were not contacted by black lives matter activists about this rally, but gaston's uncle, lawrence williams give me this statement: "i think the mayor, the police chief, and the city manager have already made an assumption. they just left us in the air. the police wanted to shoot him. he didn't have a real gun." we also reached out ot cincinnati police for a comme

this, after the shooting death of paul gaston by cpd. police say gaston didn't comply with commands to lie on the ground after reports that he was waving a gun. police say he reached for a gun from his waistband. and that's when the the street from western hills high school demanding justice for those they say were harassed and or killed at the hands of police. they let their voices be heard as they made their way to district 3. "we're not here simply for show, where fight so that these families can get justice and find out the truth and find out facts" one case protesters focused on today was melvin murray, jr. he died after a crash in september. police say he confronted gaston in the 3300 block of harrison avenue after reports that he was waving a gun. police say gaston refused to comply with commands to lie on the ground and retrieved what they thought was a firearm from his waistband. it turned out to be an airsoft gun. "if a man is on his knees and is slowly reaching this way that's not the moment to squeeze the trigger three times a

happening today dan 2shot desk a relative of paul gaston, the man shot and killed by cincinnati police in westwood, says his family still doesn't have answers about what exactly happened. this morning there's a rally to demand a full investagtion. fox19 now's shawn lanier is live at western hills high school with more on why the organization "black lives matter" say its getting involved. shawn live shawn vo shawn live dbl box a man is now facing charges... after a man is now facing being accused of videotaping women using the restroom at bethesda north hospital. court records show daniel schantz, hid his cell phone under a cabinet and recorded women without them knowing. turns out one of them women ound the phone and reported it to hospital security. schantz later called security saying that he lost his cell phone and when he came in to claim it... police arrested him. schantz is charged with voyeurism and is currently out on a 5-thousand dollar bond. the u.s. attorney for the district that covers the greater cincinnati area is stepping down. carter stewart announced his resignation...

black lives matter holds a rally and a march today coming in the wake of the shooting death of paul gaston. gaston was shot and killed by officers this month. the group says it also wants to call attention to the death of melvin murray, jr., he died after he crashed his car. the rally begins at 3:00 this afternoon across from western hills high school. >> drivers on an indiana highway saw a really strange sight. >> check it out. a small plane made an emergency landing in the median of a highway in jackson county, indiana. the pilot landed in the median to avoid oncoming traffic. the man, his wife, and 13-year-old son were flying to a soccer match when he lost power and a passing driver, who just happened to be heading in the same spot, stopped, picked up the teen, so the teen didn't miss the game. >> wow. >> happy ending right there. >> you got to wonder how much he can concentrate on the game. >> warm one today. >> really warm. it's not records. but we're dealing with wind gusts up to 30 miles an hour in some locations. part of the area sunday a wind advisory. 67 by 3:00. rain moves in af

really with them when they make tough mark: one person questioning the officers' decision now, paul gaston' s girlfriend. she talked with us about what led up to the shooting. and why she doesn' t believe he needed to die that night. the girlfriend said she called 911 after gaston hit her daughter with the pellet gun. but when police got to her home gaston had already taken off. the girlfriend wanted her identity protected so we' re not showing her face. and we' re distorting her voice. >> he had been drinking and he just had an accident, i' m not trying to justify him not listening but i' m pretty sure , that played a major role in it. mark: the 3 officers who fired their guns are from district three. and, are on paid administrative leave until the investigation is complete. lisa: viciously attacked in their home by their own pets. a brown county couple is recovering this morning after breaking up a dog fight. the dog warden was called out to a home on new harmony salem road in mount orab thursday afternoon. he says it' s unclear what started the fight between the two dogs. trying to pull

but paul gaston's family says officers should have done more. gaston's family to use deadly force. the believe gaston was not thinking clearly after wrecking his pickup truck a couple of blocks away.. they are also questioning why officers fired nine shots. that's ridiculous. i'm sorry but you know, thats' ridiculous. they can call it what they want justified, justified homicide or they tried to even say something about suicide by cop. i don't believe that. oh know, he had too much to live for." <"i don't know what this is going to do to her. for her never to be able to see her father again. she loves him. that's all she talks about...my daddy, my daddy, my daddy. kara wipe fscg we'll continue to follow this story as it develops on air, online and on the fox19 now mobile app. the entire video of the incident on our website. hap today rob hort if you're grabbing lunch in over-the- rhine today, you might see cincinnati's new streetcars in action. all three are being tested today. over-the-rhine with details. live vo that's right the testing will be right here on elm street between 14

the man was identified as paul gaston, whom police had been trying to locate for waving a gun in the air. he crashed his truck at harrison and boudniot, then walked a quarter-mile into cheviot where he was met by specialist scott mcmanis plus officers zachary sterbling and eric kohler. kohler. "every officer realizes there may be a time in their career where they may be faced with a situation like that and tragically this is what's occurred." occurred." the weapon recovered turned out to be an airsoft pellet gun. police chief eliot isaac and mayor john cranley "justified." "the three officers are on paid administrative leave until the investigation into what happend here is finished. tom mckee, nine on your side, cheviot." 9 on your side dug into gaston's past.we've learned gaston does have a history of domestic violence.the hamilton county prosecutor's office says he threatened to shoot his ex and her children. we're told he had to be taken out of his vehicle at gunpoint. this happened in october. we're learning more about a mother of two- facing charges- after she went the wrong wa

. >>> activist group, and after last week's shooting at paul gaston. >> the group posted personal home addresses of cincinnati police officers as part of the protest. joe webb is following the story. he follows us, with more on the allegations the group is making. >> this is the video posted by an anonymous verdict. they posted personal information on police officers, 52 cincinnati police officers, including the names of family members, phone members and addresses. >> greetings word. >> and activist group posted a video from cell phones, claiming paul gaston was shot with his hands up, not reaching for the waistband like the video shown by cincinnati police the next day. the group then makes a direct threat to police. >> we have a message to not only the cincinnati police department but to every law enforcement officer. when you murder a human being, when you have other choices >> the group posted links to data jupgs that were quickly back up in the afternoon. the first name on the list, chief isaac. police don't know if they hacked into records or information using public records. the

. >> say his name, paul gaston, say his name paul gaston. reporter: black lives matter is out on the streets again. >> say his name melvin murry, say his name melvin murray. reporter: this time rallying for door. mourning tonight in virginia, after three officers are shot while responding to a domestic call. rookie officer ashley guindon died from her injuries . she was just sworn in on friday. and army staff sergeant assigned to the pentagon is now accused in the killings. international convention center. on the democratic side an nbc poll has found hillary clinton ahead of bernie sanders by at least 20 points in each state. texas, tennessee and georgia are among a dozen states holding primaries on tuesday. today both candidates denounced trump for not disavowing a kkk grand wizard. bernie sanders: there is nothing that would give me more pleasure than to defeat donald trump. hillary clinton: america remains great, but what america needs to do, is become whole. courtis: our commitment 2016 coverage continues online. you can check out the la

witnessing specialist scott mcmanis, officer zachary sterbling and officer eric kohler confront paul gaston on harrison avenue. avenue. to determine, our officers responded appropriately according to their training." training." police say it begins with a 911 call from gaston's girlfriend claiming he's acting oddly. "there's a man out there waving a gun and there's kids there." there." minutes later, a security camera captures gaston crashing his truck into a utility pole at harrison and boudinot avenues. gaston staggers up harrison avenue toward cheviot and he's armed. armed. "he exited the car, stumbled out, dropped a gun and then picked up the gun and then took off." off." police confront gaston just inside cheviot and the driver holding this phone hears officers order him to his knees -- then to lie flat on the ground and reacts. reacts. "please do what you're asked. please. back up. do what they say. back up." up." that didn't happen. happen. "as he initially starts to go to the ground, he raises up, with his right hand reaches to reasion of the officers, they fire multiple rounds stri

paul gaston initially complies with officer commands to lie on thke ground, but police say he makes a sudden move with his right hand toward his waistband to get a gun and is shot. shot. "based on what we've been able to determine, our officers responded appropriately according to their training." training." the group anonymous anon released a video over the weekend asking why gaston was shot and killed while laugle was tased. in retaliation, they released the names and addresses of dozens of officers along with a threat. "while we release your officers' information, we will hold no responsibility of the actions of those who see the information." information." "i think it's a very cowardly act.." act.." cincinnati fop president sgt. dan hils admitted officers are concerned, but downplayed the postings. postings. "these folks are on the fringe of our community, on our society that i think they're just some voices that to me a woman accused of ramming a u-haul van into a police cruiser later showed some aggression in court.... court....10:53:10 - 10:53:15 needs to be bleeped!!!!!"f*** s

it was taken during the incident by a witness and it shows the confrontation with 36 year old paul gaston.9 on your side's timyka artist updates where the investigation stands. source: timyka ins and outs this is not something that any officer wants to go through but police insist their actions were justified when the paul gaston reached for they thought was a handgun. --------vothis is video of the moment officers fired a total of 9 shots at the 36 yo suspect. you can clearly see him reach for something with his right hand.there were numerous calls to 911 including from the suspects girlfriend and others who saw him waving a weapon in the streets...then eventually crashing his car on harrison avenue and running away, appearing intoxicated. you can hear one female driver pleading for gaston to firedsource: police shooting presser 911 tape sot 17:45:05 please do it please do it please do what you're asked please 17:38 :47 mayor cranley i just want there to be a clear consistent message that when our officers are faced with a situation where there lives are in danger and and reaching for a

killed a man yesterday afternoon. good evening, everyone. police -- >> police chief, elliotizer, paul gaston of north fair mount refused orders to lie on the ground and went for a weapon on his waistband. the officer and the man killed and joins us live from the newsroom. jeff. >> less than 24 hours after the incident on harrison avenue, cincinnati officials released phone calls, dispatched traffic and cell phone video, all are part of ongoing investigation. >> on ron smith's cell phone video, you could hear the gunshots and shock >> oh, my gosh. >> my granddaughter was with me also. she's 10-year-old. she's basically traumatized by the whole incident. shot and killed, by police officers late yesterday afternoon on harrison >> and there's a man out there waving a gun and his kids. >> the suspect, gaston, jumped in his vehicle. there's a 911 call after that. >> exited the car, stumbled out. and dropped the gun. took off. >> and officers surrounded gaston, ordering him to get down and other motorists, cell phone camera, too >> initially starts to go to the ground, raises up. >> turns out gasto

we are anonymous anon verdict.the hacktivist group posted a video from cellphones claiming paul gaston was shot with his hands up...not reaching for his waistband like the video shown by police the next day. they make a direct threat to police. well, we have a message not only to the cincinnati police department but to all law enforcement officers. when you murder a human being..when you have other choices. we will make your information public record. the group posted links to data dumps that were quickly removed but back up this afternoon. the first name on their list. chief eliot isaac. police don't know if the hacktivists hacked into records or accessed the information using public records. but they are out there. police are aware and exercising caution but not panicking.they really want to really upset and i can tel you there's really not concern. anonymous anon verdict compared gaston's shooting to another police encounter last week...asking how does one man point a fake pistol at a cop and live while another man doesn't but is killed execution style.they're referring to an arrest

anonymous says this was a response to the shooting of paul gaston. the group says he was murdered by cincinnati police officers. police leaders say gaston was shot and killed when he reached for a pellet gun in his waist band that looked realistic. new this morning, a house damaged by fire in independence. this happened just before midnight on flintrock bluff. crews believe the fire started in the garage and spread to other parts of the house. this broke out and everyone made it out of the house. two cars in the garage were destroyed. investigators are still working to determine the cause. the family is staying with relatives. mark: also new this morning, a man injured after he was hit by a driver walking down i-275. this happened in the westbound lanes right by i-71. police tell us the 35-year-old man was a patient at bethesda north and he ended up on the , interstate after walking out of the hospital. he injured his head and his leg and was taken back to bethesda. a couple hours earlier, two teenagers were hurt in a crash in crosby township. deputi

it a person in a mask with a digitized voice says the group is angered by the shooting death of paul gaston. gaston was shot and killed by cincinnati police officers last week after they say he reached for what turned out to be an airsoft gun in his waistband. in response.. the group put out the personal information of some cincinnati police officers. that information has now been taken down. but the group has threatened to release more officers' information in the future. police about response to the video reporting burgess. 9 on your side. breaking this morning - brace yourself:security is forced to arrest a *naked* man at nashville international airport.it took two minutes for security to track him down in the meantime, other flyers shot cell phone video of the man.an airport spokesperson says this man has tried the stunt before - but never made it into the terminal.one witness told the new york daily news - quote "i turned my head and i saw some creamy white thighs and ankles and i said - that's a naked man." new this morning... as many as 90 million more takata airbags may face recalls

cincinnati police said paul gaston was armed with an airsoft gun when he was shot and killed last week. the group anonymous draws connetions between gaston' s shooting and the deaths of john crawford and tamir rice, who were also carrying toy guns. another incident the day before in mount healthy involved a man with a toy gun who was confronted by police, but not shot. that was referenced in a video released by anonymous. the group that released the information on cincinnati officers says they will data dump as many officers as they see fit for each situation. we are hoping to learn where the information came from and how it was obtained and how the department is responding. reporting live andrew setters, , wlwt news 5. new this morning, a man injured after he was hit by a driver walking down i-275. this happened in the west-bound lanes, right by i-71. he ended up up on the interstate after walking out of the hospital. he injured his head and his leg, and he was taken back to bethesda. mark: a couple hours earlier, two teenagers were hurt in a crash in crosby township. the intersection

tammy: paul gaston' s girlfriend called 911 not realizing less than an hour later he would be dead. she says gaston hit her daughter with a pellet gun. >> they were scared so the police were called. tammy: gaston had already left when police arrived, but a short time later, he crashed his car into this pole on boudinot and harrison. when police confronted him and gaston failed to comply with officer' s commands, >> he had been drinking and he just had an accident, i' m not trying to justify him not listening, but i' m pretty sure that played a major role in it. tammy: earlier in the day, gaston spent the final hours of his life at a westwood hair salon. >> i can' t believe that i met somebody and hours later, they' re dead. tammy: the 37-year-old had been putting up dry wall and installed new floors here. but the owner, who didn' to show her face says he wasn' t his usual friendly self. >> i smelled liquor on him and i asked him have you been drinking, and he says yeah i' ve been drinking since 7:00 this morning. tammy: hours later she saw his truck with building supplies on the news

paul gaston was shot nine times by three police officers and died from his injuries. one person is now questioning the officers' decision to shoot. gaston' s girlfriend tells us she doesn' t believe he needed to die that night. the girlfriend said she called 911 after gaston hit her daughter with the pellet gun. but when police got to her home, gaston had already taken off. the girlfriend wanted her identity protected, so we' re not showing her face and we' ve altered her voice. >> he had been drinking and he just had an accident. i' m not trying to justify him not listening, but i' m pretty sure that played a major role in it. mark: the three officers who fired their weapons from district three. they are on paid administrative leave until the investigation is complete. proposed budget cuts in kentucky could result in some college students paying more for tuition. governor matt bevin will be in northern kentucky today talking about the issue that has several college presidents frustrated. with the story. andrew, good morning. andrew: governor matt bevin will be at gate

witnesses reported seeing 36 year old paul gaston 'run' after crashing his truck near the b-p gas station on harrison avenue.less than a block away is where police encountered gaston ...they ordered him to the ground. he first complied.. but the atmosphere changed when he that's when the officers opened fire in ftp. 2-18 police shooting 1230 sotit's with mayor cranley..."i just want there to be a clear, consistent message that when our officers are faced in a situation when their lives are in danger, and someone is not listening to their commands and reaching for a gun, that their lethal action is justified although, unfortunate."runs :16 :16 gaston does have a police record. the mayor says this investigation isn't over just yet. those three officers will remain on leave until further notice a wrong way driver in court this morning.. accused of causing a deadly crash.now 911 calls show she may have been driving the wrong way on the opposite side of the interstate half an hour before the crash. crash.that driver.. taryn chin.. had her bond set at 300- thousand dollars on the aggravated veh

and earlier this month the death of paul gaston in cheviot. you may remember this scene....the officer involved shooting that started with a wreck and ended with gaston dead after police say he reached for what turned out to be an airsoft gun. the department, including chief at the outcome of that incident but said that the shootings were justified. but black lives matter cincinnati argues the deaths of both of these men are a "testament to the double standard that black men face when dealing with police in the u.s." ...they go on to demand the officers who shot him be held accountable. that rally starts at 3 p.m. reporting live....kristen swilley...9 on your side. this morning the search is on for the person who opened fire in broad daylight in mt. airy yesterday, leaving a 24 year shot in the head and shoulder. shoulder.the shooting happened in the parking lot of a vacant food mart... one shot grazed the victim's head-- the second went through his shoulder.one witness tells nine on your side she was shocked by what she saw. 23-30lutish martin

the group black lives matter cincinnati say they want more answers surrounding the shooting of paul gaston. the group is also asking the department to reopen the death investigation of melvin murray from last september. murray crashed into a tree and died after police tried to stop him. his mother claims police didn' t help while he was dying in his car. >> to see my son' s leg was injured. why didn' t you aid him? why didn' t you help him? answer that, cincinnati police. >> until there' s justice for everybody and until the police are held accountable, we need to stand up and speak out. lisa: cpd' s chief and other city officials maintain police acted properly and according to mark: ahead of super tuesday, a new poll finds republican frontrunner donald trump still ahead in many states. in georgia, 30% of likely republican primary voters support trump, followed by senators ted cruz and marco rubio tied with 23% each. in tennessee, trump is ahead by a bigger margin with 40%, followed by cruz with 22%. but in texas, home state of senator ted cruz, it is cruz in the lead with 39% of likely re

the speaker on the anonymous his voice is electronically of the shooting of paul gaston him reaching toward his waistband. they compare it to mounty healthy where hit with a taser barb after ignoring officer commands. the group says it is the judge and the jury here. of containing a suspect available, wle will make your record. we will data dub as many officers as we see fit for each situation." situation." "when they're goal is to see us angry, to see us upset, that's absolutely the last thing i am prepared to give them. i believe these folks are very, very much on thke fringe of our community, our society, and as fringe people, they're going to say fringe things. the majority of the communityi, the majority of the people, are behind the police." police." cincinnati police say they're dealing with the matter internally and don't want to comment any more than that. coming up new on nine on your side at five, we get our first look at the body cam video from that mount healthy incident and how the chief there says it compares to the cincinnati case. tom there will a task force that's s

the person you see at the podium expresses outrage at last week's deadly shooting of paul gaston by cincinnati police.officers opened fire on gaston when he appeared to reach for a handgun in his waistband ...that was later found to be an air soft gun. the group says it released the personal info of those officers in retaliation ... but this morning the person who owns the website where those documents were shared took them down.this morning cincinnati fraternal order of police president dan hils spoke to reporters...he says they're taking the threat to share more info seriously. when you talk about this hacker group ... ... that i'm prepared 9 on your side is following this developing story ... reporter tom mckee will have more starting at 4 on the now cincinnati. breaking news coming into the 9 on your side newsroom not long ago ...police are searching for a suspect who robbed a bank on ludlow street. street.police say the suspect robbed the u-s bank at gunpoint ... then ran.here's a photo of the suspect from police ... he's described as a male in his twenties ... about six one, two hundred

while holding hands up. >> reporter: paul gaston was shot by police officers when he reached into his waistband to were trying to place him under arrest. >> cincinnati police department and every law enforcement. when you murder a human being and you have other choices we will make officers information public record. >> it is outrageous. police officers defend us and keep our way of life and safe. >> any time you put information out where officers live or names of children or cell phone records it is very, very serious. >> we are doing everything we can to protect officers, homes and families. >> the video claims gaston followed the police and hands up were up when he was shot. >> he was in complains and hands in the air. >> that's a lie. that's false. facts are facts. video shows and witnesses clearly state he was reaching for a gun. >> the hacker group alerted police to be on alert once the information was made public. information we will hold no responsibility for those who see the information. >> i believe our officers and police department in our city is big enough to not stop us

afternoon news conference, stating his officers were justified in shooting and killing 37 year old paul gaston yesterday evening in cheviot. that first 911 call...and who is also gaston's girlfriend...speaks with our own michael baldwin. that story coming up... but first - the mother of gaston spoke exclusively to fox19 earlier tonight.... this should never have happened. and i fault the cincinnati police for it. they should have tried to do something for him when they saw that he was injured. from the accident? from the accident. a tearful and emotional response from a mother who just lost her son. but in a newsconference earlier in the afternoon, police chief isaac confirmed his officers followed their training. tragically, in this profession these things do happen every officer realizes there may be a time in their career when they may be faced with this situation and tragically this is what's occured. still ahead... we're continuing to this case... and retired uc police chief gene ferrara joins us in studio about police training and when cops are supposed to pull the trigger. right now - t

. >> reporter: good afternoon, john. the victim/suspect is identified as 37-year-old paul gaston and based on what was said today, it appears the gentleman was having some personal problems, some sort of issues. his girlfriend was one of the people that called 911. you heard the other people say, this person, the victim crashed his vehicle and according to the 911 caller, he dropped and picture up a gun and then the police showed up. then there's cell phone video from a citizen witness, shot from the citizen witness's car. it shows the suspect on his knees, the police saying, get and reaches for his waistband. the officers knew he had a weapon, because the 911 caller said he had a gun. they were told by dispatchers that they had a gun. they did not know this was a bb gun, although it was a very realistic looking bb gun. the split-second decision-making, you think it is a gun. if you reach for a gun with the police at you, you're going to get shot by the police. let's hear now from the police chief and the mayor. >> there's no connection that we can make tragically in this profession

the names and addresses of cincinnati police officers it says in retaliation for the shooting of paul gaston in cheviot last week." week." cell phone videos showed gaston reaching into his waistband for what turned out to be an airsoft pellet gun. gun. "we're glad that this was caught on tape because it definitely demonstrates that our officers were professional and showed restraint and only used lethal force when necessary." necessary." but, anonymous anon claims gaston shouldn't have died and pointed to this mount healthy case involving christopher laugle. laugle. "is that a real gun? no? don't go for it. hold on. open the door. hey it's fake." fake." when laugle reaches for the gun, he's shot with a taser and survives. chief vince demasi says there's no connection between the two cases. cases. "it's important to get all the facts before making judgements or assertations that really in my mind are absolutely ridiculous here." fop president sergeant dan hils says the information release is being taken seriously. seriously. "it serves as a reminder that if you're a policeman, if your a famil

several 9-1-1 calls led police to believe paul gaston had a real gun ...he did not, but the chief pointed out that it looked real.. and the officers' actions were in line with their training.local12's angela ingram shows us how it 3 before a fatal shooting, 9-1-1 calls came in about paul gaston.gaston's girlfriend reported that gaston was armed. " 2868 durham report of man waving a gun there are kids out there"it was the first in a series of calls about the 37-year-old.in westwood... callers reported a man with a gun.they were talking about gaston.he wrecked his pick up truck minutes before.he exited the car, stumbled out, dropped a gun, and then picked up the gun and took offofficers surrounded gaston ... ordering him to get down. witnesses had cell phone cameras.one woman pleads with gaston to comply with their officers' orders.please do what you're asked, please as you can see as he initially starts to go to the ground he rises up and with his right hand reaches to his waist bandanother driver is recording and you clearly afterwards.gunshots. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8. oh my god my granddaughter

' home addresses. . . released the information in retaliation for the deadly police shooting of paul gaston last week in cheviot. the group disputes video that police say clearly shows gaston reaching into his waistband to get what turned out to be a pellet pistol. "thin blue line, your game is over. you lost. while we release your officers' information, we will hold no responsibility of the actions of those that see the information." information." "i believe that these folks are very, very much on the fringe of our community, our society, and as fringe people they're going to say fringe thngs. the majority of the people, the majority of the community, are behind the police." police." anonymous wondered why christoper waugle was shot by a taser in mount healthy... but in that case.. officers tell 9 on your side they already knew it was a toy gun. miami university's campus is getting a thorough cleaning today.this after the norovirus was detected last week. week.according to school officials several students county health department.our partners at the journal news say that the university's

the group black lives matter cincinnati say they want the officers involved in paul gaston's death to be fired and indicted for murder. the group is also asking the department to reopen two other deadly officer encounter cases. the rally is planned to begin at 3:00 p.m. at western hills high school. it's the last day of the macy's arts sampler weekend. the day begins at 11:00 at music hall with interactive theater, dance, face painting and hands-on crafts. as well as performances from the may festival youth chorus. then everyone's going to head into the main hall for a concert featuring the cincinnati orchestra, cincinnati ballet and opera. they're going to be performing some things from "frozen" and that will be neat. what a great day to enjoy. jennifer: the winds will be strong. wind gusts of 30 to 40 miles an hour. 65 the forecast, warm with sunshine. tomorrow, mild at 54. the rain settles in for tuesday. could have heavy rain and evening storms. the second half of the week, cooler temperatures. we'll watch snow chances for thursday's forecast. overall, march starting off rocky, bu

community.the group highlighted situations of injustice--citing specifically two black men--the first -- paul gaston-- a man who died after being shot 9 times by officer-- this caught on video-- after he allegedly ignored their's directions to lie flat on the floor. the police chief saying he appeared to retrieve a weapon from his waisteband--which ended up being an airsoft pistol--activists now saying -- the 37-year-old was murdered---and pointed out a situation from a *day *earlier-- where a white man, chris laugle, pointed a toy gun at police but instead was *arrested. ---also at this rally--the family of melvin murray jr. the man who died in crash in north fairmount-- after fleeing police in september last year-- the family says-- police were targeting him-- and cursed at him as he was dying--offering little help. murray's nephew and mother sending this message. (***omar boyd - murray's nephew****)"i want everyone to know that we're all the same even though we aren't the same color. we all came from the same god."(***robyn scott- murray's mother****)"it's getting the word out. it's letting the s

matter group host a rally and march at the same time it comes in the wake of the shooting death of paul gaston by cincinnati police officers earlier this month. local 12's brad understood wood joins us live. >> the group has led regular marchs like the one today for it ended a couple of hours ago, but it started a couple blocks down the road here on ferguson across the street from western hills high school. the gathering, the group is protesting what they call police deaths of two african-american men. gaston was shot and killed by police two weeks ago after he reach forward a gun. that gun later turned out to be an air some of the pistol. today murray's mother spoke to the crowd, she told us that she wants changes in the police department. >> i would like to see that the police officers be more kind, be more respectful, the ones that are, they need to do more investigations and more supervision. don't go by what they say, go back and return what they do. >> by all accounts this demonstration was held together and constructive and did not provoke any sort of violence. and while that group of c

blacks new witness cell phone video showing the last moments of paul gaston' s life before he was shot down by police. what we' ve learned about gaston and a reaction from those close to the case. mark: and dueling town halls across the country. what presidential candidates on both sides of the aisle touched on last night. >> from cincinnati' s wlwt, leading the way.

a rally was held for paul gaston , two men killed in confrontations with police officers in district three. taming the rally. tammy. reporter: rally years of march 2 district three police station with a list of demands. they are responding to some deadly officer involved confrontations. the black lives matter' s movement want the officer to be indicted for murder. gaston was fired on by police. then he crashed his car and got into a confrontation with police. the group is asking the department to open the investigation on melvin murray. that police did not help him while he was dying in him. >> i want justice. justice needs to be served. i had to do my own research. i was going to district three, city council, had a meeting with the chief, asking for answers. a still do not have answers. tell me what is going on. reporter: the chief and the city has maintained that gaston' s shooting death was justified. courtis: the group also wants cpd to re-open the investigation into the death of quandavier hicks . he was killed during an arrest attempt in northside last june. police say. he poin

they claim paul gaston didn't need to be shot by cincinnati video shows him reaching in his waistband for what turned out to be a toy gun. "these are people who don't have any regard for the emotional well-being of our police officers who have families, spouses and kids and so it's extremely abusive emotionally to our officers, but i also believe that our officers and police department and our city is big enough to not let this stop us from doing our job." job." the group referenced a mount healthy case where a man with a known toy gun was shot with a taser. taser. many people agree that tri- state heroin addicts need help... but one doctor says there's a big problem.there's not enough medical providers who can do it. it.and shawn ryan of cold spring says it's not just a tri-state issue... the shortage is nationwide.that's why the local doctor is recruiting a team to develop a national treatment model to help addicts. but ryan faces a great divide who think addiction is a "disease" -- and those who think it's a choice.w-c-p-o insiders can read what he's doing to change that. commonwea

the real thing"i don't look at him as no crazy nut he was just under the influence" 37-year-old 'paul gaston' was doing construction work at the 'house of shears' hair salon in westwood "he did my floor - he was coming to do the desk" the stylist we spoke with didn't want to show her face "he was just extra - he was just playing to much, super never had seen him like that. that's when i said you can just put the drywall against the wall, ill catch up with you another time, you out of order"she says gaston had been here before. but this time - he was in a much different state of mind "he had been drinking since 7 o clock in the morning, he said, top shelf liquor. so we he left here he had already been nodding off falling asleep" clients at the salon meeting him in the lobby"he was jolly - and for some reason - for me just meeting him - he was telling me his life story" najah x saw his truck on the news. that's when she knew. "this is crazy - you just meet someone and now they're gone" that stylist tells me she never saw the airsoft gun in question. she described this whole situation as creepy