Police: Teen hospitalized after shooting in Covington; suspect remains at large

WLWT NEWS 5 LEADING THE WAY WITH BREAKING NEWS AND THAT BREAKING NEWS. A TEEN RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL TONIGHT AFTER A SHOOTING IN COVINGTON. IT’S THE SECOND SHOOTING IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS IN THAT AREA. THANKS FOR JOINING US AT 11:00. I’M LINDSAY STONE AARON THOMAS. WE’RE TOLD THE TEENAGERS INJURIES ARE NOT LIFE THREATENING. OFFICERS GOT THE CALL JUST AFTER 8:00 TONIGHT. THIS HAPPENED ON WEST 11TH AND MADISON STREET. AND THAT’S WHERE WE FIND NEWS FIVE DAISY KERSHAW AND DAISY. CAN YOU DESCRIBE THE SCENE FOR US AT THIS HOUR? AARON. LINDSEY. RIGHT NOW, POLICE ARE STILL ACTIVELY INVESTIGATING. ALSO STILL SEARCHING FOR A SUSPECT. TONIGHT. WE’RE TOLD THAT THAT PERSON TOOK OFF BEFORE OFFICERS ARRIVED. AS FOR THE TEEN, WE ARE TOLD THAT THEY WERE RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES. SO RIGHT NOW, POLICE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, SAYING THAT THEY DON’T THINK THERE IS ANY THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY RIGHT NOW. WE’RE TOLD OFFICERS GOT THE CALL JUST AFTER 8:00, AND IT’S NOT CLEAR AT THIS POINT WHAT LED UP TO THE SHOOTING. THE INVESTIGATION RIGHT NOW REMAINS ONGOING. WE CAN CLEARLY SEE THAT IT’S ACTIVE BEHIND YOU AND HAS BEEN ACTIVE FOR A WHILE. THIS IS THE SECOND SHOOTING IN LESS THAN IN THAT AREA IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS. JUST BLOCKS AWAY ON NINTH STREET AND MADISON AVENUE. THERE WAS AN OVERNIGHT SHOOTING AT A POPULAR COVINGTON BAR. A MAN WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH MULTIPLE GUNSHOT WOUNDS. YOU ACTUALLY OBTAINED VIDEO OF THAT SCARY SITUATION. AND THIS IS ACTUALLY REALLY CLOSE TO WHERE YOU ARE NOW. THE SCENE YOU JUST DESCRIBED. LINDSEY. AARON, FOR REFERENCE, YOU CAN SEE HAT TRICK SPORTS BAR FROM WHERE I’M STANDING RIGHT NOW. IT IS JUST TWO BLOCKS THAT WAY. AND POLICE SAY RIGHT NEAR THERE, JUST BEFORE 130 THIS MORNING, A MAN WAS SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES AND RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL. WE’RE TOLD TONIGHT THE SEARCH FOR THE PERSON WHO PULLED THE TRIGGER IS STILL ONGOING, AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET SECURITY VIDEO OF WHAT HAPPENED. WE DO WANT TO WARN YOU, IT’S DISTURBING. A NIGHT OUT ENDS WITH BULLETS FLYING OUTSIDE. HAT TRICK SPORTS BAR IN COVINGTON. POLICE SAY A MAN WAS SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES AND RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL. PEOPLE INSIDE SENT RUNNING FOR SAFETY AND CHAOS. MULTIPLE COLORS. ONE VICTIM IN THE BAR FOR SHOTS FIRED. UNKNOWN WHERE THE SHOOTER IS. POLICE SAY THE SUSPECT TOOK OFF BEFORE OFFICERS ARRIVED. A WHITE MALE WITH A GREENE BODY IS RIGHT NEXT DOOR. HIS SECURITY CAMERAS CAPTURED IT ALL. IT’S DISTURBING. I’VE. I’VE NEVER WITNESSED AN ACTUAL VIDEO OF SOMETHING THAT WAS SO CLOSE AND PERSONAL TO ME. AND. AND NOT JUST TO ME. THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. I MEAN, THERE’S LITERALLY MOTHERS WITH CHILDREN A STONE’S THROW AWAY. THIS IS MADISON AVENUE, ONE OF THE 2 OR 3 MAIN THOROUGHFARES. COVINGTON. I THINK THE LEVEL OF VIOLENCE IS THAT’S WHAT’S TERRIBLY SHOCKING TONIGHT, CALLING OUT THIS VIOLENCE, SAYING MEASURES MUST BE PUT IN PLACE TO PREVENT THIS. PUBLIC SAFETY IS IMPORTANT. I MEAN, I’M ALL FOR A VIBRANT NIGHTLIFE AND CERTAINLY FOR A VIBRANT BUSINESS LIFE. I HAVE COLLEGE KIDS. AND SO, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THEY’RE OUT PAST MIDNIGHT AND AND NOTHING’S GOING TO CHANGE THAT. BUT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN ANY NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT BELIEVED THAT THEY WERE WALKING DOWN A PUBLIC STREET AND EASILY SOMETHING BAD COULD HAVE HAPPENED. BOTH OF THESE SITUATIONS ARE STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. AS FOR THAT SHOOTING OVERNIGHT, WE’RE TOLD THAT THERE IS NO CONCERN ABOUT ANY THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY. AS THE SEARCH FOR THE SUSPECT CONTINUES. WE ALSO FOLLOWED UP WITH POLICE TO ASK IF ANY SHOTS WERE FIRED INSIDE OF THE BAR. WE’RE TOLD THAT WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY CAN’T SHARE ANY OF THAT INFORMATION AT THIS POINT. TH

Police say that they are investigating after a teenager was shot Sunday night in Covington. According to Covington police, the shooting occurred on the 1100 block of Madison Avenue, with officers dispatched to the scene at 8:08 p.m. The teen was then transported from the scene to University of Cincinnati Medical Center, where they remain in stable condition. Officers say that no suspect is currently in custody, but that the shooting appears to be an isolated incident and that no ongoing threat exists to the public. Additional details about the shooting were not immediately available from officers. The investigation into the incident remains ongoing by Covington police. This is a breaking news story and will be updated as WLWT learns more.

This is a breaking news story and will be updated as WLWT learns more.

Updated: 3:49 AM EDT May 18, 2026

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COVINGTON, Ky. – Police say that they are investigating after a teenager was shot Sunday night in Covington. According to Covington police, the shooting occurred on the 1100 block of Madison Avenue, with officers dispatched to the scene at 8:08 p.m.