On November 21, 2023, at approximately 9 p.m., 31-year-old Mikale Booker was fatally shot in his apartment located in the 1500 block of Elm Street in Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine neighborhood. Responding officers found Booker with a gunshot wound to the chest; despite emergency medical efforts, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Initial investigations suggested that the perpetrator forced entry into the apartment and committed the shooting in the presence of multiple witnesses.
Authorities believed the act was targeted, though specific motives were not disclosed.
On January 11, 2024, U.S. Marshals and Cincinnati Police arrested 23-year-old Devon Courtney in connection with Booker's death. Courtney was apprehended in Kentucky and charged with the homicide. At the time of his arrest, he was held in the Kenton County Jail. The investigation remains ongoing, and authorities have urged anyone with additional information to contact the Cincinnati Police Department's Homicide Unit.
