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🌱 Tragic Infant Death In Jackman Road Shooting + Postal Worker Robbed
The quickest way to get caught up on the most important things happening today in Toledo.
Happy Friday, people of Toledo! Let's get you all caught up on what's happening locally to start today off on an informed note.
First, today's weather:
Sunshine and remaining cool. High: 57 Low: 40.
Here are the top five stories in Toledo today:
- Desire Hughes, 7-months-old, was killed after the car she was traveling in driven by her father Jeremiah Hughes, 20, was shot at near Jackman Road and Hillcrest Avenue. The shooting occurred Wednesday around 8:04 PM. Anyone with knowledge is encouraged to call Crimestoppers. (WJW FOX 8 News Cleveland)
- Toledo Police are investigating after a US Postal Service worker was robbed at gunpoint on Wrenwood Road in West Toledo. A 17-year-old boy allegedly approached the worker before demanding a mailbox key and fleeing on foot. (WTOL)
- Toledo Police are once again searching for Samaria Knighten, 7, and Ceszera Reyes, 13, after the two had previously been missing from Friday through Wednesday. The children's guardian has reported that their mother, Latoya Overton, is encouraging the children to run. (WTVG)
- Toledo Police report Daryana Watkins was shot in the leg at the Larchmont Estates on Cribb Street in West Toledo around 1:15 AM Thursday. No arrests were made after the assailants shot into the apartment from outside. (WTOL)
- Canyon Caldwell, 22, of Dublin, Ohio is the fifth person to plead guilty in the hazing death of Bowling Green State University student Stone Foltz. Caldwell was convicted of one count of obstructing official business and eight counts of hazing. (WNWO NBC 24)
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Today in Toledo:
- Sound of Silence with Toledo Ballet, Valentine Theatre (7:00 PM)
- 'It Shoulda Been You' by Black Swamp Players, BSP Theater (8:00 PM)
- Beginner Latin Dance Group Class, Toledo Ballroom (7:00 PM)
- Youth Ambassadors Program - Toledo Public Library - Main Branch (2:00 PM)
- Art & Archives Hour - The Toledo Museum of Art (3:00 PM)
From my notebook:
- Patch and Redfin bring you five new homes that have hit the Toledo market. (Toledo Patch)
- Several dogs, cats, and even horses are available for adoption in the Toledo area. (Toledo Patch)
- Hawkins STEMM Academy is hosting mentors from the architecture and engineering firm SSOE Group. (WNWO NBC 24)
- The University of Findlay's Mazza Museum will host its Sunday Funday program May 16 at the Toledo Zoo-ProMedica Museum of Natural History. (106.3 The Fox)
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That's it for today! I'll be back in your inbox tomorrow with a new update.
— Brad King
About me: I have been a lifelong Northwest Ohio native and University of Toledo grad (Go Rockets!). I'm old enough to remember when the Mud Hens were still playing in Maumee. The Glass City has seen some amazing revitalization and I am so excited to share every update with you!
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