CINCINNATI — Father Rob Jack’s day begins with a short walk across a parking lot near the Archdiocese of Cincinnati to his radio set. The local Catholic priest hosts a daily afternoon radio show for Sacred Heard Catholic Radio.

But earlier this week, he said his short trip to his office was far from normal when two kids ran past him and even punched him in the arm.

“One ran by me, one punched me in the arm. I said ‘OK’ and continued walking,” said the priest.

Afterwards, Jack said he saw a fight start in broad daylight as more people arrived. The priest said he saw groups coming from across the block, gathering in the parking lot near his building.

“They all started running and they all ended up in the parking area and a fight ensued,” he said.

Jack described the violence he witnessed.

“They were brutal to this young girl,” he said. “They were just hitting her in the head, kicking her.”

The CPD incident report said officers were alerted to the fight just before 1pm on Tuesday, November 12.

A Cincinnati Police Department spokesman said WCPO officers responded to a “juvenile fight” along the 800 block of Walnut Street.

WCPO 9 News obtained 911 calls from CPD who heard a woman call dispatchers saying she saw a young girl being attacked by a large group. Police told WCPO that fire crews did not respond to any injuries and that the group had dispersed when officers arrived.

The Archdiocese of Cincinnati told WCPO it is working with Cincinnati police and has no other information to provide.