Her death has been ruled a homicide by the coroner’s office.
Fairfield Twp. Police Sgt. Brandon McCroskey said this was a targeted shooting, and several houses in the neighborhood were also hit by gunfire.
Kemper was getting out of her car when the shooter came at her from behind and shot in what is described by McCroskey as an ambush.
A frantic woman called 911 dispatchers and identified herself as Kemper’s mother stating her daughter had been shot.
“Somebody just shot my daughter down … they shot her like five or six times,” the woman told dispatchers. “Send somebody they may come in here.”
Neighbors reported to dispatchers that they heard multiple shots fired. Two callers reported seeing a man wearing all black with a gun, then a maroon car with blacked out windows speeding away.
A male caller said, “someone just got shot they are laying in the street.” A second person on the call said there was a man running in the road dressed in all black.
McCroskey said the investigation is active and they are working with Cincinnati Police on leads. As of Thursday afternoon there had been no arrests.
The Accord has Ohio license plate number JNH4815, a stolen plate, police said. It is possible it has since been replaced with a different plate.
Witnesses described the possible suspect has as having worn a ski mask and hat.
Based on information investigators said they received, it is possible that the vehicle may be within the city of Cincinnati, possibly in the Evanston neighborhood or Liberty Street area near Over-the-Rhine.
“I know that we have retrieved some footage of various things, so that’s part of the investigation ... we do have some footage neighbors are obviously very concerned,” said McCroskey.
During the investigation Wednesday, many locations in the neighborhood were roped off with yellow crime scene tape.
Investigators are asking anyone with any information about the vehicle or its occupants to contact Fairfield Twp. Police or Crimestoppers at 513-352-3040.
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