WCPO ‘aware’ of incident involving chief meteorologist Steve Raleigh’s family

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WCPO ‘aware’ of incident involving chief meteorologist Steve Raleigh’s family

A family member of a well-known Cincinnati weatherman was involved in an alleged ******** in the East End last month.

After a

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this week, WCPO Vice President and General Manager Jeff Brogan released a statement on the tv station’s

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page Friday, confirming the family of its chief meteorologist, Steve Raleigh, was involved in the incident.

“We are aware of the incident involving Steve Raleigh’s family,” Brogan wrote. “It is still under investigation, and at this time no charges have been filed against anyone.

Brogan added that Raleigh’s account is “consistent with the police report” and WCPO “will continue to monitor official findings.”

Raleigh’s

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have either been deleted or deactivated.

What happened?

The ******** took place on the evening of June 22 after a minor ****** occurred in the parking lot of Montgomery Inn Boathouse on Riverside Drive, according to an incident report.

Raleigh’s family member – who The Enquirer has not named because he hasn’t been charged with a ****** − was driving a ****** Cadillac Escalade in the Boathouse parking lot when he hit a white Ford F-150 after failing to yield to oncoming traffic, a ****** report reads.

A “large ******” broke out in response to the ******, according to a transcript of police audio 911 calls.

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Steve Raleigh and his wife Julie Raleigh in 2023.

A suspect struck a victim in the head with a closed fist, according to an incident report. The victim was knocked to the ground and injured.

Two other people stepped in to aid the first victim. The suspect then struck and shoved the two other people to the ground, also injuring them.

A woman hit her head, bled and started vomiting during the ********, a transcript of police audio reads.

The incident report does not list the conditions of the victims or whether they were taken to the hospital. However, the ****** report states the driver of the F-150 and another one of its occupants were taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center.

Police believe the ******** suspect was under the influence of alcohol, according to the incident report.

It is still unclear whether the suspect has any relation to Raleigh, as names of the two suspects and five victims on the incident report have been redacted. Police have not made any arrests either.

Video footage circulates on social media

The

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, who claims to be the daughter of the victims. The post had over 1,000 reactions, 115 comments and more than 2,800 shares as of Saturday morning.

The video shows a man and a woman lying on the ground.

“Please, she’s bleeding. She’s bleeding,” the person filming the video says.

Other people in the video are heard arguing.

Police have not identified any of the people in the video.

Who is Steve Raleigh?

Raleigh has been the chief meteorologist at WCPO since 2005,

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After his

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, Raleigh launched

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, a nonprofit organization to help men and women struggling with addiction and mental illness.

Raleigh’s wife, Julie, is the daughter of Simon Leis Jr., a former Hamilton County prosecutor, judge and sheriff. The ****** report lists Leis as the owner of the Cadillac Escalade that was being driven by Raleigh’s family member during the collision.

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