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Cincinnati State

A Shot Man, a Crashed Car, and Hours of Lockdown on Central Parkway

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Cincinnati State Technical and Community College went into a precautionary lockdown for several hours on the morning of August 26, 2022, after a man who had been shot crashed his car near campus on Central Parkway around 9:30 a.m. The victim, 29-year-old Malcolm Metz, was shot in the chest and later pronounced dead at University Hospital. The shooting did not occur on campus, but its proximity drove the lockdown decision.

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Institution
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
Community College · OH
~8,000 studentsCincinnati State Alert
Confirmed Timeline

Alert Sequence

2 messages in sequence

Some alert texts below are approximate reconstructions from news coverage, not confirmed verbatim transcripts. Reconstructed texts are shown in italic with a dashed border. Verified verbatim texts have a solid border and are marked accordingly.

INITIAL ALERTSMS
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Cincinnati State Alert: Due to police activity near campus on Central Parkway, the college is on lockdown. Remain indoors, lock doors, and stay away from windows until further notice.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

Reconstructed wording; the exact Cincinnati State Alert text was not published, so this is marked unconfirmed.
The lockdown was precautionary: the shooting and crash occurred near campus on Central Parkway, not on college grounds.
ALL CLEARSMS
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Cincinnati State Alert: The lockdown has been lifted. The police activity near campus has cleared and normal operations are resuming. Thank you for your patience.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

Reconstructed all-clear; the source established the lockdown was a multi-hour precaution tied to an off-campus shooting.
By the time the all-clear was issued, the victim had been transported to University Hospital.
Context

Background

Cincinnati State Technical and Community College sits along Central Parkway in the Clifton area of Cincinnati. On the morning of August 26, 2022, FOX19 reported that a man who had been shot crashed his car near campus around 9:30 a.m. EDT, prompting the college to lock down for several hours as a precaution. The victim, 29-year-old Malcolm Metz, was shot in the chest and taken to University Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. The shooting was not a campus event, but its location next to a busy commuter college forced an immediate protective response — a common scenario for urban community colleges whose perimeters abut public streets. The case illustrates how off-campus violence routinely triggers on-campus Clery emergency notifications.
Analysis

Key Findings

A man shot off campus crashed his car near Cincinnati State around 9:30 a.m. EDT, triggering a precautionary lockdown
The victim, 29-year-old Malcolm Metz, was shot in the chest and later died at University Hospital
The lockdown lasted several hours despite the shooting not occurring on college property
Provenance

Sources

  1. News
    Homicide victim identified after being shot, crashing car near Cincinnati State - FOX19
    fox19.com
  2. Clery ASR
    Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Annual Security Report
    cincinnatistate.edu
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Added May 2026Updated May 2026Via ingestion