Authorities searched the home of Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon early Tuesday morning after responding to a report of shots fired that left a minor injured, according to information released by the Hamilton county sheriff’s office.
Officers responded to the call on Monday night at about 8.30pm, according to a statement from the sheriff’s office. One juvenile was transported to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center with minor injuries and it remains unclear how the injury took place, the statement read.
No arrests have been made in the incident, and the extent of Mixon’s involvement is unknown.
According to a local Fox network affiliate, crime scene tape appeared around the running back’s home and deputies were seen “banging on Mixon’s door, loudly”, identifying themselves and telling Mixon to come out. At around 1.30am on Tuesday, an officer carrying documents arrived at the home, shortly before several deputies entered with flashlights.
The reported search of Mixon’s residence comes less than five weeks after the Bengals star faced a misdemeanor charge of aggravated menacing over allegations that he threatened and pointed a gun at a woman in Cincinnati. Those charged were subsequently dropped.
Mixon rushed for 814 yards and seven touchdowns this past season, his sixth in the NFL. He also had 60 receptions for 441 yards, both career highs, and two touchdowns.
In 2021, he had rushed for career highs of 1,205 yards and 13 touchdowns for Cincinnati, where he has spent his entire career.
Mixon was a second-round draft pick out of Oklahoma in 2017. Several teams said they passed on him because of concerns about his character after Mixon punched a female Oklahoma student in the face in 2014.
He was suspended from the football team for a year and entered an Alford plea, in which a defendant does not admit guilt but acknowledges there is enough evidence for a conviction. He received a deferred sentence and was ordered to perform community service and undergo counseling.
