Cincinnati man involved in spring music venue mass shooting pleads guilty to illegally possessing ammunition as previously convicted felon

CINCINNATI - Derrick Long, 30, of Cincinnati, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to illegally possessing ammunition as a previously convicted felon.

"The plea today holds Long accountable for his part in the mass shooting at Riverfront Live in Cincinnati," said U.S. Attorney Dominick S. Gerace II. "My Office is dedicated to pursuing federal charges against those who wreak havoc on our communities through acts of violence. We will continue to charge and prosecute these cases to completion."

According to court documents, Cincinnati police officers responded to Riverfront Live on Kellogg Avenue for a report of a shooting inside the night club and event venue. Nine individuals were wounded in the incident.

Long was identified as one of two alleged shooters based on a review of surveillance footage from Riverfront Live. The other identified shooter, Franeek Cobb, 24, is charged federally with illegally possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon.

As part of an altercation with Cobb, Long brandished a firearm and fired into the crowd, discharging at least eight rounds of ammunition.

Long has several prior felony convictions, including two separate cases involving trafficking in heroin, trafficking in fentanyl, failure to comply, carrying concealed weapons, arson and receiving stolen property.

Possessing a firearm or ammunition as a previously convicted felon is punishable by up to 15 years in prison. Charges remain pending against Cobb.

Dominick S. Gerace II, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio; Jorge Rosendo, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF); Cincinnati Interim Police Chief Adam Henni; and Jason Cromartie, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Cincinnati Division, announced the guilty plea entered today before Senior U.S. District Judge Michael R. Barrett. Members of the ATF & Cincinnati Police Department Crime Gun Intelligence Center (CGIC) participated in the investigation. Assistant United States Attorney Ashley N. Brucato is representing the United States in this case.

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