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Walter Metz Jr.

Case from Cincinnati, OH dated Jun 30, 2022

Victim Details

Walter Metz, Jr.

Male

Cincinnati

OH

2022-06-30

67

Walter

Metz Jr.

07/04/2026

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Walter Metz Jr., a 67-year-old man from Cincinnati, OH, was tragically killed on June 30, 2022. He was found in an alley behind the Hook Fish and Chicken restaurant in the West End area. Witnesses reported seeing someone fleeing the scene and heading towards a house on Dayton Street. SWAT officers were called to the scene and surrounded the house, but the suspect was not found inside.

The suspect, Darnell Nelson, a 36-year-old man, was arrested later that evening and charged with Metz's m ...
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  • https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/crime/2022/07/01/cincinnati-police-man-faces-murder-charge-west-end-shooting/7785525001/
  • WCPO: Bond set for suspect in deadly West End shooting, SWAT situation
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