Two Winton Hills Shootings in Six Days
A weekly summary of the region’s major crime news, plus what’s changed on cases from prior weeks. This is the first edition.
This week’s Cincinnati crime coverage starts with a Winton Hills shooting, where a homicide and a juvenile shooting occurred six days apart. The region’s most extreme case unfolded somewhere less commonly associated with gun violence: inside a Mason workplace. Court records say a former employee shot Vincent Stoetzel approximately 22 times. Warren County Prosecutor David Fornshell said the fatal shootings he has encountered during 15 years in office typically involved three to six rounds, not 22.
Homicides and Cincinnati Shootings
Case #26-0719-01 — Winton Hills, Dutch Colony Drive, July 19 Someone shot Montez Yett, 37, just before 3:40 a.m. Sunday in the 800 block of Dutch Colony Drive. Fire crews attempted life-saving measures, but he died at the scene. Police haven’t released suspect information. This is the first of two shootings in Winton Hills this week. Local 12 reported the killing.
Case #26-0722-01 — Mason, Carter Lumber on Reading Road, July 22 A former employee shot Vincent Stoetzel, 29, approximately 22 times inside Carter Lumber’s door-manufacturing warehouse around 1:15 p.m. Wednesday. Stoetzel worked at the company and had four children. David Cohen, 34, of Hamilton, fled the scene. Officers arrested him after a pursuit near I-275. Prosecutors charged him with aggravated murder. He remains held at the Warren County Jail, with his next court appearance set for July 27. A 911 caller who identified Cohen told dispatchers he had “unloaded a whole magazine into my coworker.” Court filings indicate Cohen left his job the week before the shooting. Fox19 obtained documents detailing the shot count and Cohen’s arrest.
Stoetzel’s community responded quickly. Friends describe him as a devoted husband to his wife, Maddie, and a mentor who spent his summers on volunteer outreach. A GoFundMe campaign for his family has drawn contributions from people who knew him growing up. Mason police noted the case is unusual for the city too. The department rarely handles homicides, and this is Mason’s only fatal shooting so far this year. WCPO has coverage…