Police responded to reports of a person shot on Sumner Street in south Toledo just before 4 p.m.
TOLEDO, Ohio — Toledo police and the Lucas County Coroner’s Office are working to determine the manner of death of a person found shot in a home in south Toledo on Sunday afternoon.
Crews were called to a residence in the 300 block of Sumner Street just before 4 p.m., where police confirmed one person in the residence was dead.
Investigators said they will be working with the coroner’s office to determine whether the shot was self-inflicted or not.
The person’s identity was not immediately made available.
The shooting comes after 6 other people in the city lost their lives due to violence over the long Fourth of July Weekend.
Earlier on Sunday, Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiwicz issued a statement decrying the violence that took place over the holiday weekend.
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This article was published by Victoria Dugger on 2025-07-06 17:03:00
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