The 911 call from Bengals running back Joe Mixon’s home was released after police received reports of shots fired Monday night.
A minor was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to Hamilton County sheriff’s deputies. Crime scene tape was seen around Mixon’s home and marked evidence was placed in the yard, FOX 19 reported.
A neighbor told FOX 19 that shots were fired from the house at a group of teenagers playing with NERF guns outside a nearby house.
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Joe Mixon #28 of the Cincinnati Bengals walks off the field after defeating the Baltimore Ravens 27-16 at Paycor Stadium on January 8, 2023 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
On the 911 call, a man was heard saying «children» were playing near the home. He also accused them of using cars to block parts of the street.
The caller told the dispatcher that he was watching the events from «inside his athlete’s house.» TMZ Sports identified Mixon’s trainer, Sean Pena, as the person he called.
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“A kid was running around brandishing a gun and he got back in his car and it looked like it was a fake gun,” the caller said.
«But then I kept looking, looking, looking and then he was yelling something and he went back in his car and he pulled out another gun.»
Joe Mixon #28 of the Cincinnati Bengals warms up before the start of the game against the Buffalo Bills at Paycor Stadium on January 2, 2023 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Kirk Irwin/Getty Images)
The man told the operator he heard five shots before several cars drove away.
“They had the road cut off. There were girls driving a certain car and guys… and everything… A guy, he ran across the grass between the jock’s house and the other neighbor’s house, and I heard him yell something while brandishing a gun, and then I heard ‘pop pop pop pop pop!'» the call reported, according to FOX 19.
Joe Mixon #28 of the Cincinnati Bengals runs the ball against the Baltimore Ravens during the first quarter of the AFC Wild Card playoff game at Paycor Stadium on January 15, 2023 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
According to police, one of the injured teenagers suffered a gunshot wound to the foot. Authorities have not made any arrests in connection with the incident.
Mixon has not commented on the situation, but his sister has denied that he was involved.
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A little over a month ago, Mixon faced a misdemeanor charge of menacing over allegations that he threatened and pulled a gun on a woman in Cincinnati, stemming from an alleged incident in January. Those charges were later dismissed in early February.