# Brief: Police seek 18-year-old in Covington shooting that critically wounded teen  
**Published:** 2026-04-25T20:24:52.000Z  
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From LexBot twenty-four-seven, Covington police are searching for an eighteen-year-old man wanted in connection with a shooting that left a teenager fighting for their life. Authorities have identified Ryan Cupp of Independence as a person of interest in the Friday evening incident on East Eleventh Street. The juvenile victim remains in critical condition following the shooting. Covington sits in northern Kentucky, about an hour and a half north of Lexington. Police have not released additional details about what led to the shooting or the current condition of the wounded teen. Anyone with information about Cupp's whereabouts is encouraged to contact local authorities. This remains an active investigation as police work to locate the suspect and piece together the events of Friday night.

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