Report: Police enter Joe Mixon's home while investigating alleged shooting in neighborhood

Police entered Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon’s home early Tuesday morning as they responded to a “shots fired” call, FOX 19 in Cincinnati reported. The report said Mixon’s involvement is still unclear.

A juvenile was taken to the hospital with minor injuries as a result of the incident, which police responded to at 8:30 p.m. EST. It’s unclear how the juvenile was injured, according to FOX 19. Police put crime scene tape around Mixon’s home and at least one evidence marker was in his yard. Then, a half hour after putting up the tape, police knocked on the door asked the owner to come outside.

An officer left the home with an envelope at approximately 1:30 a.m. and the crime scene tape got taken nearly two hours later. No arrest was made, and neither the Bengals nor Mixon commented on the situation as of publication. WLWT-TV reported Mixon’s sister said he “was not involved” in the shooting.

This isn’t the first time Mixon’s name has come up in legal circles. Police issued an arrest warrant for him in February after he allegedly pointed a gun at a woman one day before the AFC Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs. However, the case was dismissed and police admitted the warrant was issued prematurely.

During the 2022 season, Mixon ran for 814 yards and seven touchdowns on 210 attempts. His best season yet in the league came in 2021, when he racked up over 1,500 all-purpose yards and 16 total touchdowns.

Throughout his six-year career in the National Football League, Mixon has established himself as one of the elite all-purpose backs in the game, rushing for 5,378 yards and 40 touchdowns on 1,314 attempts. As a receiver, he’s hauled in 231 catches for 1,763 yards, while reeling in 10 touchdowns.

On3’s Wade Peery contributed to this report.