FUGITIVE
CASE #: 2025-225
Edinson Guaita Ascanio
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Cincinnati, Ohio
Summary:
Edinson Antoni Guaita Ascanio is a 32-year-old man wanted for the murder of Jhonny Jesus Mercado-Perez. Police responded to a shooting Sunday, Oct. 12, at about 4 a.m. on the 5000 block of Hawaiian Terrace in Cincinnati. Ascanio remains at large and should be considered armed and dangerous.
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Circumstances of Offense:
On October 12, 2025, at about 4 a.m., police responded to a shooting on the 5000 block of Hawaiian Terrace in the Mount Airy neighborhood of Cincinnati. Officers located a male victim suffering from a gunshot wound, and the Cincinnati Fire Department responded and determined that the victim was deceased. The decedent has been identified as Jhonny Jesus Mercado-Perez, a male, 26 years of age. Mercado-Perez and Ascanio were at a birthday party when they got into a verbal altercation, leading to Ascanio shooting Mercado-Perez. Witnesses positively identified Ascanio as the shooter and say Mercado-Perez was unarmed.
Additional Details:
Police have signed murder charges on 32-year-old Edinson Antoni Guaita Ascanio, who is considered armed and dangerous. Police describe Ascanio as 5 feet 8 inches tall and 160 pounds, and say he has no known criminal history. He was last known to live on Iliff Avenue in Price Hill. Nearly a year after the deadly shooting, Cincinnati police are still searching for the 32-year-old man wanted on a murder charge and have not caught the man wanted for the deadly shooting after an argument.
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Ascanio listed on Greater Cincinnati Crime Stoppers wanted suspect database
Cincinnati Police identify Edinson Antoni Guaita Ascanio as suspect in fatal shooting and issue public alert
Shooting at 5000 block of Hawaiian Terrace in Mount Airy neighborhood; victim Jhonny Jesus Mercado-Perez found with fatal gunshot wound
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Jhonny M. (Victim) - Deceased
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