Cincinnati Police identify Taco Bell employee shot to death in parking lot

Cincinnati, Ohio – Cincinnati police have identified the man who was fatally shot in Queensgate early Friday, Aug. 29.

Officers responded to the 1000 block of Gest Street around 12:10 a.m. and found 32-year-old Ryan Johnson suffering from gunshot wounds, according to a department news release.

Johnson died at the scene from his injuries, police said.

Cincinnati police Capt. Stephen Bower told Enquirer media partner Fox19 that Johnson, a Taco Bell employee, was shot multiple times while in the restaurant’s parking lot.

It’s unclear whether Johnson was working at the time. Bower noted he was not wearing a Taco Bell uniform, but jeans and a T-shirt.

The gunman fled the scene and remains at large, Bower added. Police have not announced any arrests or released information about a possible suspect.