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Crews respond to a crash on Fort Washington Way, eastbound. Lanes are blocked

Crews respond to a crash on Fort Washington Way, eastbound. Lanes are blocked

Crews respond to a crash on Fort Washington Way, eastbound. Lanes are blocked

Crews respond to a crash on Fort Washington Way, eastbound. Lanes are blocked

[CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY WLWT-TV] STEVEN: BREAKING AT NOON, A COLLEGE COMMUNITY MOURNING AFTER A MASS SHOOTING AT STATE UNIVERSITY. STEVEN: AN OVERNIGHT POLICE CHASE ENDS IN A CRASH. THE LATEST AS A SEARCH FOR A SECOND VEHICLE. KATIE: DRY BUT SHOWERS MAKING A COMEBACK TONIGHT. HOW RAIN IMPACTS ARE PLAYING -- YOUR PLANS. >> THIS IS WLWT NEWS 5, LEADING THE WAY WITH BREAKING NEWS. STEVEN: WE ARE LEARNING MORE ABOUT A SHOOTING THAT LEFT THREE STUDENTS DEAD AND FIVE OTHERS CRITICALLY INJURED. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. KELLY: OFFICIALS CONFIRMED NEW DETAILS IN A PRESS CONFERENCES MORNING. WE KNOW THAT ALL OF THE VICTIMS WERE STUDENTS AND THE FIVE INJURED WHO REMAIN IN THE HOSPITAL ARE IN CRITICAL CONDITION. POLICE IDENTIFIED THE GUNMAN AS ANTHONY MCRAE. THE SHOOTING STARTED AFTER 8:00 AT AN ACADEMIC BUILDING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND THEN MOVED TO THE STUDENT UNION. MCRAE DIED FROM A SELF-INFLICTED GUNSHOT WOUND MILES FROM CAMPUS AFTER BEING CONFRONTED BY POLICE. INVESTIGATORS ARE WORKING TO DETERMINE HIS MOTIVES. >> WE HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHAT THE MOTIVE WAS AT THIS POINT. WE CAN CONFIRM THAT THE 43-YEAR-OLD SUSPECT HAD NO AFFILIATION TO THE UNIVERSITY, HE WAS NOT A STUDENT, FACULTY, STAFF CURRENT OR PREVIOUS. SO, THAT IS AN UNKNOWN RIGHT NOW, AND THAT IS WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO UNDERSTAND, WHY THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED. I KNOW EVERYBODY WANTS TO KNOW WHAT THE MOTIVE IS AND WE DO NOT HAVE AN ANSWER RIGHT NOW. THAT IS THE HONEST TRUTH. KELLY: THE GUNMAN WAS FOUND WITH A NOTE THREATENING TWO SCHOOLS IN NEW JERSEY WHERE HE DID HAVE TIES. POLICE PLAN TO RELEASE THE NAMES OF THE VICTIMS LATER TODAY ONCE THEY FINISH NOTIFYING THE FAMILY. THIS COMES HOURS BEFORE THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PARKLAND MASS SHOOTING AT MARJORY STONEMAN -- MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL. STEVEN: A SUSPECT IS IN CUSTODY AFTER A POLICE CHASE ENDED IN A CRASH. THIS HAPPENED NEAR MULBERRY STREET AT 3:30 THIS MORNING. THIS STARTED AT ELMWOOD PLACE WHEN TWO VEHICLES FLED FROM POLICE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPORTED STOLEN FROM CINCINNATI AND THEY FOUND A GUN INSIDE. THE VICTIM IS EXPECTED TO BE BOOKED INTO THE JUSTICE CENTER. POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR THE SECOND VEHICLE AND HAVE NOT RELEASED A DESCRIPTION. KELLY: NIKKI HALEY HAS PUT HER NAME INTO THE RING FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE OF 2024. SHE RELEASED A VIDEO MAKING IT OFFICIAL. SHE HAS THE FIRST GOP MEMBER TO CHALLENGE FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IN HIS BID FOR A SECOND TERM AFTER LOSING TO PRESIDENT BIDEN IN 2020. SHE SERVED AS AN BASSET OR TO THE UNITED NATIONS -- AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED NATIONS FOR TWO YEARS AND IS EXPECTED TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT TOMORROW. STEVEN: LET US GET YOU TO YOUR FORECAST. THIS IS ONE WE CAN APPRECIATE. KATIE: I CANNOT WAIT TO GO OUTSIDE. WE HAVE 50’S AND WE GET 60 LATER TODAY. EVEN WARMER INTO TOMORROW WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR RECORD HIGH. CURRENTLY SITTING AT 56. DELHI AND BATAVIA, 51. NORTHERN KENTUCKY IN THE MID-50’S AND LOWER 50’S IN VERSAILLES. WIND OUT OF THE SOUTH AT FIVE TO 10 MILES AN HOUR WITH A LITTLE BIT OF AN INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY. REAL GUSTY HOLDING OFF UNTIL OVERNIGHT. WE WILL SEE STRONGER WIND IN CINCINNATI. THAT HAS EVENTUALLY PROMPTED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE GREATER CINCINNATI AREA AND POINTS WEST. WE WILL TALK ABOUT HOW STRONG THE WIND GUSTS WILL BE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. THE HOUR-BY-HOUR FORECAST BRING SOME 50’S TO AROUND 60 BETWEEN 2:00 AND 4:00 WITH AN INTENT -- WITH A CONTINUED INCREASE IN CLOUDS. AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SHOWERS AFTER 7:00. SOME OF THOSE COULD INTERRUPT YOUR DINNER PLANS AND I WILL HAVE A LOOK AT THAT AND WHAT ARE THURSDAY’S SEVERE THREAT WILL BRING COMING UP. STEVEN: MORE THAN A WEEK SINCE A TRAIN CARRYING TOXIC MATERIALS DERAILED IN EASTERN OHIO AND NEIGHBORS ARE CONCERNED AND FRUSTRATED. KELLY: THE WATER QUALITY IS BEING CLOSELY MONITORED AND THEY SAY THAT ALL OF THE TESTING THEY HAVE DONE IS WITHIN EPA LIMITS BUT NEIGHBORS ARE NOT SATISFIED SAYING THAT THEY CAN STILL SMELL CHEMICALS NEAR THE SITE OF THE DERAILMENT. OTHERS ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE CHEMICALS ON THE TRAIN LEAKING INTO THE CHEMICALS NEARBY AND WELL WATER. THE VILLAGE AND OHIO LAWMAKERS ARE URGING AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE LONG-TERM PROBLEMS. J.D. VANCE IS CALLING IT A COMPLICATED DISASTER AND SHERROD BROWN IS CALLING FOR NORTH FOLK -- NORFOLK SOUTHERN TO PAY FOR THE CLEANUP. GOVERNOR DEWIN
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Crews respond to a crash on Fort Washington Way, eastbound. Lanes are blocked

Crews respond to a crash on Fort Washington Way, eastbound. Lanes are blocked

Crews respond to a crash on Fort Washington Way, eastbound, downtown. Lanes are blocked. Use caution in this area.Click the video player above to watch other afternoon headlines from WLWT News 5For live traffic updates, click here.This story was curated by Hearst's WLWT Alert Desk.Do you have photos or video of this incident? If so, upload them to https://www.wlwt.com/upload. Be sure to include your name and any additional details so we can give you proper credit online and on TV.

Crews respond to a crash on Fort Washington Way, eastbound, downtown. Lanes are blocked. Use caution in this area.

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