CINCINNATI — A fatal shooting inside Memories Lounge has left a young man's family mourning while a new statement from defense attorney Clyde Bennett II offers his client's account of what happened.

Kameiro Blair-Martin, 20, died after being shot at the downtown Cincinnati venue early Sunday, November 1. Bennett now says the woman who fired the shot maintained she acted in self-defense and has been charged only with carrying a concealed weapon.

That account comes from the defense. The statement supplied for this story does not include a court filing or a prosecutor's explanation of the charging decision.

The shooting

According to Cincinnati police, officers responded around 1:30 a.m. to Memories Lounge in the 30 block of East Seventh Street. They found Blair-Martin suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, where he died.

In the days immediately following the shooting, investigators had not publicly explained the circumstances that led to the gunfire. Reporting published November 2 described the investigation as ongoing.

A family remembers a young worker and musician

Relatives told FOX19 that Blair-Martin worked at Memories Lounge, went by "Shon," and was trying to remove the shooter from the establishment when he was shot. That description reflects the family's account of the encounter.

Family members remembered him as funny and hardworking. In a statement reported by FOX19, Memories Lounge described him as a motivated worker and musician whose presence brightened a room.

His death also prompted concerns about security. Denorver Garrett Jr., a lounge security worker who said he was there off duty, told FOX19 an altercation occurred before the shooting. He called for everyone entering the venue to be searched.

What the defense attorney says

In the statement supplied to Cincy Black Magazine, Bennett said his client sought his legal counsel immediately following the incident.

"My client maintained that she acted in self-defense when she fired the single fatal shot," Bennett wrote.

He said she was subsequently arrested but charged only with carrying a concealed weapon, rather than murder or another homicide offense. Bennett credited his involvement during the investigation with helping secure that outcome.

His statement also emphasized what he calls the "pre-indictment" or "pre-charge" defense phase: representing someone while investigators and prosecutors are still considering whether to bring charges.

Bennett's explanation presents the defense's position. His statement alone does not establish that prosecutors formally accepted the self-defense claim or that a court has ruled on it.

Where the case stands

The latest development supplied for this story is Bennett's announcement of an arrest and a concealed-weapon charge. The materials reviewed do not establish the woman's identity, the charge's degree, her bond, her next court date, or whether authorities consider the shooting investigation complete.

Those details remain necessary to establish the full procedural status of the case.

For Blair-Martin's family, the loss remains central to the story. Their account of his final moments and the defense's self-defense claim raise questions that the available reporting and attorney statement do not yet resolve.