Bengals star Joe Mixon’s home may have been the scene of a shooting, according to reports

Ohio police were called to the home of Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon on Monday night in response to an alleged shooting that resulted in a minor injury to a juvenile, who was reportedly hospitalized. An active investigation remains ongoing. 

The story is still developing and Mixon’s involvement, if any, as well as the circumstances of the juvenile’s injury remain unclear. Hamilton County Sheriff’s Deputies did leave the residence without making an arrest, according to Cincinnati’s Fox 19.

Tuesday, the network reported a neighbor’s claim that a gun was fired from Mixon’s residence at high school teens who were playing ‘NERF wars’ alongside his property, but it’s unclear who pulled the trigger.  

The local network is reporting that officers have taped off an area around a home on Ayers Road in Anderson Township – a Cincinnati suburb along the banks of the Ohio River. The residence is adjacent to a home belonging to Mixon, according to an arrest warrant for the 26-year-old NFL star that was dropped earlier this year.

Fox 19 reports that there was an evidence marker in Mixon’s yard, and deputies were seen extending the crime-scene tape to his property around 11pm on Monday.

Police were called to the home of Bengals running back Joe Mixon on Monday in response to a reported shooting that resulted in a minor injury to a juvenile, who was hospitalized

The story is still developing and Mixon’s involvement, if any, as well as the circumstances of the juvenile’s injury remain unclear. Hamilton County Sheriff’s Deputies did leave the residence without making an arrest, according to Cincinnati’s Fox 19

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At 1:30, another officer arrived with an envelope of documents before deputies entered the home, Fox 19 reports, adding that the crime-scene tape was removed at 3:20am

Less than an hour later, officers reportedly banged on Mixon’s door, identified themselves, and told the home owner to exit the home. Later, a car was permitted into the home’s driveway around 12:15am, according to Fox 19. 

At 1:30, another officer arrived with an envelope of documents before deputies entered the home, Fox 19 reports, adding that the crime-scene tape was removed at 3:20am.

Deputies left without making an arrest.

Mixon has had a turbulent 2023 thus far.

After the Bengals failed in their bid for a second straight Super Bowl berth by losing the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC title game, a warrant was issued for Mixon’s arrest over claims he pointed a gun at a woman in downtown Cincinnati.

According to reports, Mixon allegedly told the woman that she should be ‘popped in the face,’ adding: ‘I should shoot you now. The police can’t get me.’

The alleged incident is said to have taken place a day before Cincinnati played the Buffalo Bills in an AFC Divisional playoff game.

However, the menacing charge against Mixon has since been dismissed at the request of the Hamilton County Persecutor’s Office.

Joe Mixon #28 of the Cincinnati Bengals celebrates with fans after defeating the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Divisional Playoff game at Highmark Stadium on January 22, 2023 in Orchard Park, New York. The Cincinnati Bengals defeated the Buffalo Bills with a score of 27 to 10

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Authorities have reserved the right to refile the case at a later date, and a prosecutor told county judge Curt Kissinger that the department needs ‘additional investigation before we would move forward with this case.’

Prospectors also noted that the alleged victim understood the need to dismiss the case but would still like to proceed with charges if the case is refiled. 

Mixon’s agent Peter Schaffer said police rushed to judgement in the case, which reportedly involved a road rage incident downtown Cincinnati.

‘It was a rush judgement,’ Schaffer said via NFL Network reporter Tom Pelissero. ‘They’re dropping the charges first thing in the morning.

‘I really feel the police have an obligation before they file charges – because of the damage that can be done to the person’s reputation – to do their work. They should be held to a higher standard because I don’t play with people’s lives.’

Mixon remains under contract with the Bengals for 2023 with a $9.4 million base salary, but his future with the team appears clouded following recent comments from Bengals player personnel director, Duke Tobin.

‘Joe has been a vital part of our team,’ Tobin said, speaking in the past tense at the recent NFL Draft scouting combine in Indianapolis.

‘He’s been a successful part of our team. Again, I’m not gonna predict the offseason because I don’t have the answers.’

Fox 19 reports that there was an evidence marker in Mixon’s yard, and deputies were seen extending the crime-scene tape to his property around 11pm on Monday

A second-round pick out of Oklahoma in 2017, Mixon has rushed for 5,378 yards and 40 touchdowns with Cincinnati on top of 231 career receptions for 1,763 yards and another 10 scores. 

He was a Pro Bowl selection for the 2021 season as the Bengals reached the Super Bowl for the first time since the 1988 campaign. 

He was previously accused of assault for punching a woman in October of 2014, when he was a student in Norman, Oklahoma.

The woman claimed Mixon and his teammates were harassing her and a friend outside the store. As seen on surveillance video, the woman slapped Mixon, who responded by punching her in the face. She required surgery as a result of the attack.

The woman accused Mixon of directing a homophobic slur at her friend, whom Mixon claimed directed a racial slur at him.

A settlement was reached in 2017 and Mixon apologized to Molitor.