A man accused of a College Hill murder will be offered bond after an appeals court ruled a Cincinnati Police officer gave false testimony in a pretrial hearing in Hamilton County courts.

El-Hajj Evans turned himself in after the June 15, 2024, shooting of Demarco Page and said he was defending himself during an altercation.

Witnesses say the incident started as a series of fist fights between Page and Evans. According to court filings describing witness testimony and video, Page at one point wielded a crowbar, while Evans had a gun visibly sticking out of his pocket.

Evans allegedly fired eight or nine rounds after the two fought and were separated multiple times. Those rounds hit Page and a bystander who sustained non-fatal injuries.

Initially, Evans' bond was proposed at $750,000. Wh

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