CINCINNATI —

A 12-year-old and a 15-year-old were shot Thursday night near Grant Park in Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine neighborhood. The kids were injured just feet away from where 16-year-old Thomas Bell was killed less than three weeks ago.

In Thursday night's incident, police reported that more than a dozen bullets were fired. Advertisement

Janine Shelborne, executive director of Wesley Chapel Mission Center, expressed her sorrow, saying, "My heart hurts every time I hear anything about any one of the babies."

She added, "And when I do, it's like, I hurt because I love these kids."

Shelborne works to support young people at Wesley Chapel, a nonprofit located across from Grant Park, where gunfire is not uncommon.

She noted the resilience of the children, saying, "It's 2, 3 in the mo

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