Crime & Public Safety

Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval and Other City Leaders Say Street Brawl Videos Portray City Unfairly

Pureval joined other city officials and community leaders in a press conference on Aug. 1 to discuss the violence that erupted on July 27.
Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval and Other City Leaders Say Street Brawl Videos Portray City Unfairly
Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval participates in a candidate forum with Brian Frank hosted by the Cincinnati NAACP in Cincinnati on April 15, 2025. Carolyn Kaster,File/AP Photo
Jeff Louderback
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Cincinnati officials said in an Aug. 1 press conference that widely circulated social media videos showing the attacks on two people during a street brawl last weekend portrayed the city in a cynical and unfair manner.

The city’s Democrat Mayor Aftab Pureval, Police Chief Teresa Theetge, and City Manager Sheryl Long were flanked by several community leaders at the press conference.
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