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2 arrested in shooting facing federal charges

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two men arrested in connection with a weekend shooting inside a Cincinnati nightclub that left nine people wounded are facing federal charges. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says twenty-four-year-old Franeek Cobb and 29-year-old Derrick Long are each charged with illegally possessing a firearm or ammunition as a person convicted of a felony. Cobb was arraigned on local charges of felonious assault earlier Tuesday at Hamilton County Municipal Court. Long did not appear in court. Sunday’s shooting erupted inside Riverfront Live around 1 a.m., during a birthday celebration. Officers responding to reports of gunfire found nine victims with gunshot wounds. Authorities have said all were hospitalized and are in stable condition.

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