http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Sat, 20 Jun 2026 04:01:29 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/06/20/man-injured-shooting/stories/20260620082 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/06/20/man-injured-shooting/stories/20260620082#comments Sat, 20 Jun 2026 14:44:45 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/06/20/man-injured-shooting/stories/20260620082 Police are investigating a Friday night shooting in East Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/environment/2026/06/20/scientists-urge-more-intensive-study-algal-blooms-worldwide/stories/20260620008 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/environment/2026/06/20/scientists-urge-more-intensive-study-algal-blooms-worldwide/stories/20260620008#comments Sat, 20 Jun 2026 16:54:10 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/environment/2026/06/20/scientists-urge-more-intensive-study-algal-blooms-worldwide/stories/20260620008 Scientists across the world are urging their colleagues to become more holistic about understanding what’s in harmful algal blooms, especially as Earth’s temperatures continue to rise. Gibraltar Island is surrounded by thick algae along its shoreline in 2023. BGSU's George Bullerjahn, surveying the Sandusky Bay's horizon during the Summer of 2022. BGSU's George Bullerjahn examines aphanizomenon algae particles in a Sandusky Bay sample in this 2022 photo. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/06/20/trucker-injured-train-hit-disabled-semi-fulton-county/stories/20260620081 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/06/20/trucker-injured-train-hit-disabled-semi-fulton-county/stories/20260620081#comments Sat, 20 Jun 2026 13:25:38 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/06/20/trucker-injured-train-hit-disabled-semi-fulton-county/stories/20260620081 WAUSEON — A North Carolina man was injured Friday evening after the tractor-trailer he was driving was struck by a train in Fulton County. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/06/20/old-west-end-shooting-debate-youth-prevention-repeat-offenders/stories/20260620029 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/06/20/old-west-end-shooting-debate-youth-prevention-repeat-offenders/stories/20260620029#comments Sat, 20 Jun 2026 12:52:19 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/06/20/old-west-end-shooting-debate-youth-prevention-repeat-offenders/stories/20260620029 Point Place resident Gin Thomas is a barber by trade, but in her free time she is an advocate for stronger penalties in the court system. Gin Thomas, left, and Abagale Ernst hold signs protesting the court system during a news conference about the shooting at the Old West End Festival on June 9 at One Government Center in Toledo. Gin Thomas, left, listens to a Gun Violence Awareness Month Panel Discussion at the main library on June 18, in downtown Toledo. The vehicle of Gin Thomas is adorned with tributes as she attends a Gun Violence Awareness Month Panel Discussion at the main library on June 18 in downtown Toledo. Gin Thomas listens to a Gun Violence Awareness Month Panel Discussion at the main library on June 18 in downtown Toledo. First responders help a woman who was injured the mass shooting that left 12 people injured at the Old West End Festival at the Agnes Reynolds Jackson Arboretum in Toledo on June 6. Investigators use a metal detector to look for shells after a shooting that left 12 people injured at the Old West End Festival at the Agnes Reynolds Jackson Arboretum in Toledo on June 6. TPD investigates a shooting that left 12 people injured at the Old West End Festival at the Agnes Reynolds Jackson Arboretum in Toledo on June 6. The corner of Delaware and Glenwood Avenue, where multiple people attending the Old West End Festival on Saturday were struck by gunfire in the Old West End neighborhood of Toledo on June 6. Prosecutor Julia Bates speaks about social justice and supporting others during a community support session held by The Old West End Association at Collingwood Presbyterian Church in Toledo on June 8. Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz speaks during a news conference about the shooting at the Old West End Festival on June 9 at One Government Center in Toledo. Toledo Police Chief Michael Troendle speaks during a news conference about the shooting at the Old West End Festival on June 9 at One Government Center in Toledo. Toledo Police Chief Michael Troendle speaks during a news conference about the shooting at the Old West End Festival on June 9 at One Government Center in Toledo. Eljay Crisp-Carr listens during his bond hearing for the shooting in the Old West End Thursday, June 18, 2026, at Toledo Municipal Court. Detective Danielle Mooney holds up a photo while testifying during a bond hearing for Eljay Crisp-Carr for the shooting in the Old West End Thursday, June 18, 2026, at Toledo Municipal Court. Ka Nye Taylor https://www.toledoblade.com/frontpage/2026/06/20/gathering-volumes-10-years-community-celebration/stories/20260614116 https://www.toledoblade.com/frontpage/2026/06/20/gathering-volumes-10-years-community-celebration/stories/20260614116#comments Sat, 20 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/frontpage/2026/06/20/gathering-volumes-10-years-community-celebration/stories/20260614116 Perrysburg bookstore Gathering Volumes will celebrate its 10th anniversary on June 26 with a daylong event. Used books are displayed at Gathering Volumes in Perrysburg in 2024. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/06/20/highway-patrol-host-recruitment-aviation-event/stories/20260619094 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/06/20/highway-patrol-host-recruitment-aviation-event/stories/20260619094#comments Sat, 20 Jun 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/06/20/highway-patrol-host-recruitment-aviation-event/stories/20260619094 BOWLING GREEN — The Ohio State Highway Patrol will host a recruitment and aviation event Monday at the Wood County Regional Airport. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/06/19/proposed-ohio-data-center-ban-november-ballot/stories/20260619100 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/06/19/proposed-ohio-data-center-ban-november-ballot/stories/20260619100#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2026 19:50:04 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/06/19/proposed-ohio-data-center-ban-november-ballot/stories/20260619100 COLUMBUS — A constitutional amendment banning the construction of large data centers will not appear on the November ballot, according to supporters of the measure. Chris Coultrip holds a petition she hopes will affect the three Perrysburg Twp. trustees, and the State of Ohio, as the property behind her home is proposed for a data center, on Thompson Rd. off Fremont Pike on May 12 in Perrysburg Township. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/environment/2026/06/19/city-kaptur-announce-7-million-new-lead-program/stories/20260618111 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/environment/2026/06/19/city-kaptur-announce-7-million-new-lead-program/stories/20260618111#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:30:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/environment/2026/06/19/city-kaptur-announce-7-million-new-lead-program/stories/20260618111 The effects of lead poisoning are irreversible, city leaders said. Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz speaks during a news conference on June 18, announcing a new batch of funding for lead safety efforts. Jeff Savage, right, owns hundreds of single-family rentals in Toledo and spoke beside city officials who announced a new batch of funding for the city's lead paint remediation efforts. Lead safety contractors working on a West Toledo home listen to a news conference. Congressman Marcy Kaptur speaks during a news conference in West Toledo on June 18, joining city officials to announce a new batch of funding for lead paint remediation. Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz points to a West Toledo home undergoing lead paint remediation on June 18. Monica Smith, lead safe coordinator, Daniel DeAngelis, lead inspector, and director of building and code compliance Jim Molnar, right, listen as Rosalyn Clemens, Toledo's chief of housing and neighborhood sustainability, speaks. Lead remediation contractors wrap and seal a West Toledo home while city officials hold a news conference on June 18. A sign cautions of lead hazards within a west Toledo home as officials hold a news conference. Rosalyn Clemens, Toledo's chief of housing and neighborhood sustainability, Councilman Brittany Jones, and Candace Buckley, director of the lead resource center, listen. Karim Baroudi, commissioner of the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department, speaks at a news conference on June 18. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/06/19/voting-restrictions-shouldnt-top-priority-ohio-black-caucus-says/stories/20260619104 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/06/19/voting-restrictions-shouldnt-top-priority-ohio-black-caucus-says/stories/20260619104#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2026 21:47:52 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/06/19/voting-restrictions-shouldnt-top-priority-ohio-black-caucus-says/stories/20260619104 COLUMBUS — The real problems facing Ohioans are being ignored while statehouse leaders focus on making it more difficult to vote, according to members of the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus. State Rep. Terence Upchurch and other members of the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus speak during a news conference at the statehouse on June 16. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/06/19/third-person-pleads-out-sentenced-child-abuse-case/stories/20260619106 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/06/19/third-person-pleads-out-sentenced-child-abuse-case/stories/20260619106#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2026 21:45:34 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/06/19/third-person-pleads-out-sentenced-child-abuse-case/stories/20260619106 A convicted sex offender who investigators said helped record another man's abuse of that man's child pleaded guilty Thursday to reduced charges and was sentenced to prison. Judge Jeffrey Robinson's gavel. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/06/19/toledo-officer-suspended-after-juvenile-stops/stories/20260619109 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/06/19/toledo-officer-suspended-after-juvenile-stops/stories/20260619109#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2026 21:38:52 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/06/19/toledo-officer-suspended-after-juvenile-stops/stories/20260619109 Toledo Police Chief Michael Troendle announced at a Friday news conference that one officer had been suspended, another reprimanded, and two others exonerated following internal investigations into two recent police encounters with juveniles that drew public scrutiny. Chief Michael Troendle speaks during a news conference on the findings of investigations of two recent incidents between juveniles and officers at Toledo Police Department’s Safety Building in Toledo on June 19. Chief Michael Troendle speaks during a news conference on the findings of investigations of two recent incidents between juveniles and officers at Toledo Police Department’s Safety Building in Toledo on June 19. Chief Michael Troendle speaks during a news conference on the findings of investigations of two recent incidents between juveniles and officers at Toledo Police Department’s Safety Building in Toledo on June 19. Chief Michael Troendle speaks during a news conference on the findings of investigations of two recent incidents between juveniles and officers at Toledo Police Department’s Safety Building in Toledo on June 19. Earl Mack, president of the Toledo Buffalo Soldiers, speaks speaks during a news conference on the findings of investigations of two recent incidents between juveniles and officers at Toledo Police Department’s Safety Building in Toledo on June 19. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/06/19/images-fathers-hymns-freedom-shine-tmas-juneteenth-celebration/stories/20260619006 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/06/19/images-fathers-hymns-freedom-shine-tmas-juneteenth-celebration/stories/20260619006#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2026 21:27:58 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/06/19/images-fathers-hymns-freedom-shine-tmas-juneteenth-celebration/stories/20260619006 Black fathers have carried the weight of a stereotype for generations, but James “dirtykics” Dickerson is determined to replace it with proof of everyday Black men, in everyday moments, showing up for their children. Local photographer James "dirtykics" Dickerson talks about his photographs during TMA’s annual Juneteenth celebration, titled “Inspiring Change, Creating Beauty,” at The Toledo Museum Art in Toledo on June 19. Local photographer James "dirtykics" Dickerson talks about his photographs during TMA’s annual Juneteenth celebration, titled “Inspiring Change, Creating Beauty,” at The Toledo Museum Art in Toledo on June 19. Bradley Baker sings during TMA’s annual Juneteenth celebration, titled “Inspiring Change, Creating Beauty,” at The Toledo Museum Art in Toledo on June 19. Local photographer James "dirtykics" Dickerson talks about his negatives with Amy Young during TMA’s annual Juneteenth celebration, titled “Inspiring Change, Creating Beauty,” at The Toledo Museum Art in Toledo on June 19. Eboné Waweru sings during TMA’s annual Juneteenth celebration, titled “Inspiring Change, Creating Beauty,” at The Toledo Museum Art in Toledo on June 19. People clap after a performance by Bradley Baker during TMA’s annual Juneteenth celebration, titled “Inspiring Change, Creating Beauty,” at The Toledo Museum Art in Toledo on June 19. Bradley Baker, right, listens as Nate Leonard plays the piano during TMA’s annual Juneteenth celebration, titled “Inspiring Change, Creating Beauty,” at The Toledo Museum Art in Toledo on June 19. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/06/19/learn-make-botanical-prints-free-art-therapy-workshop/stories/20260619003 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/06/19/learn-make-botanical-prints-free-art-therapy-workshop/stories/20260619003#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2026 20:14:02 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/06/19/learn-make-botanical-prints-free-art-therapy-workshop/stories/20260619003 Fresh Air, Fresh Prints, a free art therapy workshop sponsored by Mercy Health, takes place Wednesday. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/06/19/utoledo-health-free-testing-hiv-awareness-day/stories/20260619103 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/06/19/utoledo-health-free-testing-hiv-awareness-day/stories/20260619103#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2026 19:58:37 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/06/19/utoledo-health-free-testing-hiv-awareness-day/stories/20260619103 UToledo Health will host a clinic that offers free and confidential rapid HIV and syphilis testing at Walgreens at 4580 Monroe St. in Toledo on Wednesday. Customers wait in line for a truck to drop off water they purchased at Walgreens, 4580 Monroe St., in 2014. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/06/19/former-blade-editor-was-a-pioneer-of-political-humor-who-fought-to-abolish-slave/stories/20260619036 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/06/19/former-blade-editor-was-a-pioneer-of-political-humor-who-fought-to-abolish-slave/stories/20260619036#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2026 17:29:28 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/06/19/former-blade-editor-was-a-pioneer-of-political-humor-who-fought-to-abolish-slave/stories/20260619036 Long before late-night talk show hosts began taking aim at elected officials with their biting satire, a northwest Ohio journalist used his strident brand of humor to keep the issue of slavery front and center with key politicians in Washington, including former President Abraham Lincoln. David Ross Locke David Ross Locke The new historical marker unveiled by the Hancock Historical Museum in Findlay this month honors David Ross Locke. David Ross Locke, former owner and editor of The Blade, wrote a popular column under the pseudonym Petroleum V. Nasby. One side of an Ohio Historical Marker along North Superior Street in downtown Toledo, outside of The Blade's former building, mentions Mr. Locke. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/06/19/photo-gallery-best-pictures-week-ending-june-18/stories/20260619092 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/06/19/photo-gallery-best-pictures-week-ending-june-18/stories/20260619092#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2026 18:58:10 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/06/19/photo-gallery-best-pictures-week-ending-june-18/stories/20260619092 From dismantling guns to monkeys riding dogs, Blade photographers head out every day to capture the triumphs, tragedies, and oddities of life in Lucas County and beyond. Catherine Hernandez tries out a kayak during the Watershed Weekend River Crossing Outdoor Expo in Toledo on June 13. Monkeys ride dogs in the Banana Derby during the Giant Carnival Midway in Toledo on June 12. Crews work on a scene during the filming of a horror movie, "Method," at the University of Toledo in Toledo on June 9. Brittany Wayton, owner of Clay on the Bay, shows Stefany Petrie the size of her charm bracelet during the Bookish Experience at Handmade Hotspot in Northwood on June 13. Elliot Monts and Dante Monts play checkers inside the Wood County Courthouse during the county's America 250 Block Party June 16. Gin Thomas listens to a Gun Violence Awareness Month Panel Discussion at the main library on June 18 in downtown Toledo. From right, Doug Bargiel, Jean Bargiel, and Dean Rochester play patriotic music for guests at Wood County's America 250 Block Party on June 16 at the Wood County Courthouse. The trio are instructors at Guitars for Vets, which uses music to promote healing. Kids ride the Flying swings during the Giant Carnival Midway in Toledo on June 12. John Hobbs III, city of Toledo council member, smiles while grilling burgers during a Father’s Day barbecue at Laurie’s Place in Toledo on June 16. Members of VFW 4906 and local boy scout troop 214 participate in an annual Flag Retiring Ceremony for worn and tattered American flags on June 13 in East Toledo. Mary Bensmiller inspects an assault rifle before dismantling it during an unwanted firearms disposal event at Monroe Street United Methodist Church in Toledo on June 13. Brad Cheatwood holds up a basketball hoop as Stephanie Urbanski, 8, of Toledo makes a slam dunk during a Father’s Day barbecue at Laurie’s Place in Toledo on June 16. 4-year-old Evelyn Waldron goes airborne as she plays on the slide at Schneider Park in Toledo on June 16. Roberta Jaskolski and Sandor Halasz dance together during the 10th Annual Polish Summer Picnic at Oak Shade Grove in Oregon on June 13. The sun peers through a sky of dark clouds after a rain delayed International League baseball game between the Toledo Mud Hens and St. Paul Saints at Fifth Third Field in Toledo on June 14. Lon Good holds his daughter, Alanah, 3, during a Harvard Elementary farewell celebration at the school in Toledo on June 17. Young Winston Ryburn, left, 6, and Ezekiel Rivera, 10, look to play through as visitors from Royal Oak, Mich., Becky Kirk, Angela Stough, center, and Amanda Colegio admire their work during 'Freighter Golf' aboard the Col. James M. Schoonmaker Museum Ship at the National Museum of the Great Lakes on June 13 in East Toledo. Toledo’s Andrew Navigato outs St. Pauls Tanner Schobel as he slides into second base during an International League baseball game between the Toledo Mud Hens and St. Paul Saints at Fifth Third Field in Toledo on June 14. Sarah Miles, a Worthington Christian High School (Worthington, Ohio) senior, practices her intubation technique during the Nursing and Respiratory Care Camp at the Lloyd A. Jacobs Interprofessional Immersive Simulation Center at the University of Toledo Health Science Campus in Toledo on June 16. Last year’s champion Mia Hammond, center, gives putting tips to this year’s Patient Champions from left, Isabelle Britt, 16, and Kennedy Berce, 7, during the Greater Toledo Classic media day on June 15 at Highland Meadows Golf Club in Sylvania. Scripture is written on the inside as Phill Sheffield, a Core Crew volunteer, walks by outside during the Maumee Valley Habitat for Humanity’s Faith Build on Latonia Boulevard in Toledo on June 12. Eljay Crisp-Carr listens during his bond hearing for the shooting in the Old West End on June 18 at Toledo Municipal Court. James “dirtykics” Dickerson’s stands next to his 1957 Rolleiflex camera used to make the images in his photography exhibit, “Inner City Peace,” to be displayed as part of the Juneteenth exhibition at the Toledo Museum of Art in Toledo on June 14. Lee Pahl, nephew of Sr. Margaret Ann Pahl, center left, and Claudia Vercellotti, of Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, center right, speak to the media after the Toledo Board of Honor meeting at One Government Center in Toledo on June 18. Crews lift ‘Kabuki Dancer’ by Jerry Peart onto its base at Boeschenstein Park in downtown Toledo on June 12. The sculpture was relocated from Levis Park in 2024 to undergo restoration, and a committee ultimately selected Boeschenstein Park as the sculpture’s new location. Kids play croquet at a stop in the Old Orchard Garden Tour on June 14 in West Toledo. Guests at the National Museum of the Great Lakes' Schoonmaker Open happy hour play "freighter golf" across five courses, each themed after one of the Great Lakes on June 18 in East Toledo. Lead remediation contractors wrap and seal a West Toledo home while city officials hold a news conference on June 18, announcing a new batch of funding for lead paint remediation in Toledo. From left, Lucas County prosectors Maggie Koch and Jennifer Liptack-Wilson listen to testimony during a bond hearing for Eljay Crisp-Carr for the shooting in the Old West End on June 18 at Toledo Municipal Court. Toledo resident George Buxton casts his line as he fly fishes the pond at Pearson Metropark in Oregon on June 16. Greg Esposito grills up pork patties as guests line up to get grilled pork sandwiches at the Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce annual fundraising ‘Pork a Lean’ event on June 17 in Bowling Green, Ohio. Since starting in 2012, the chamber expects about 600 sandwiches to be exchanged each year for donations. Patrick Casto paints a section of an art piece by Maura Amato during the Watershed Weekend River Crossing Outdoor Expo in Toledo on June 13. Two great blue heron nip and tuck around each other in the air over the Maumee River on June 16 in between Side Cut Metro Park in Maumee and the Davis Overlook in Perrysburg. Nicole Fuizzotti, president of the Toledo Area Bicyclists, rides her bike near her home in Monclova Township on June 12. Ms. Fuizzotti is a friend of Roseann Peiffer, who was hit by car last year when riding her bike. A kayaker moves in the Maumee River during the Watershed Weekend River Crossing Outdoor Expo in Toledo on June 13. Dignitaries raise the flag during a Pan-African flag raising ceremony ahead of Juneteenth at One Government Center in Toledo on June 18. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/06/19/michigan-ag-says-ice-dropping-plans-romulus-detention-center/stories/20260619093 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/06/19/michigan-ag-says-ice-dropping-plans-romulus-detention-center/stories/20260619093#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2026 14:58:42 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/06/19/michigan-ag-says-ice-dropping-plans-romulus-detention-center/stories/20260619093 ROMULUS, Mich. — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will abandon plans to turn a Romulus warehouse into an immigration detention center. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel pauses during an interview with The Associated Press in 2024 in Philadelphia. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/06/19/prosecutor-asks-second-old-west-end-suispect-be-held-without-bond/stories/20260619091 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/06/19/prosecutor-asks-second-old-west-end-suispect-be-held-without-bond/stories/20260619091#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2026 14:11:06 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/06/19/prosecutor-asks-second-old-west-end-suispect-be-held-without-bond/stories/20260619091 The Lucas County Prosecutor’s Office has asked that bond be denied for Ka Nye Taylor, as has already been done with his co-defendant in the June 6 mass shooting at the Old West End Festival. Ka Nye Taylor Ka Nye Taylor https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/06/19/toledo-panel-highlights-public-health-approach-gun-violence/stories/20260618107 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/06/19/toledo-panel-highlights-public-health-approach-gun-violence/stories/20260618107#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2026 11:13:06 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/06/19/toledo-panel-highlights-public-health-approach-gun-violence/stories/20260618107 In the wake of the June 6 shootings at the Old West End Festival, a Toledo panel of criminal experts and gun-violence survivors Thursday stressed the importance of the public-health approach to gun violence. Malcolm Cunningham, head of the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement, addresses his personal, horrific losses to gun violence while citing broader trends during a Gun Violence Awareness Month Panel Discussion at the main library on June 18 in downtown Toledo. Sherin Henley shares her story of losing a son to senseless gun violence during a Gun Violence Awareness Month panel discussion at the main library on June 18 in downtown Toledo. Erin Kramer, a Toledo City Council member, speaks to guests during a Gun Violence Awareness Month panel discussion at the main library on June 18 in downtown Toledo. Councilman Vanice Williams listens to harsh realities during a Gun Violence Awareness Month panel discussion at the main library on June 18 in downtown Toledo. Gun violence victims Sherin Henley and Mary Krueger react to to tragic anecdotes during a Gun Violence Awareness Month panel discussion at the main library on June 18 in downtown Toledo. Guests applaud during a Gun Violence Awareness Month panel discussion at the main library on June 18 in downtown Toledo. Malcolm Cunningham, director of the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement, addresses his personal, horrific losses to gun violence while citing broader trends during a Gun Violence Awareness Month panel discussion at the main library on June 18 in downtown Toledo. A man wears a questioning religious T-shirt during a Gun Violence Awareness Month panel discussion at the main library on June 18 in downtown Toledo. Council woman Erin Kramer holds amoment of silence for victims of gun violence at the main library on June 18 in downtown Toledo. Toledo Chief Prosecutor Rebecca Facey talks hard facts about gun violence statistics at the main library on June 18 in downtown Toledo. Aviance Hill speaks during a Gun Violence Awareness Month panel discussion at the main library on June 18 in downtown Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/06/18/1-of-2-brothers-charged-in-killing-of-teen-describes-it-as-self-defense/stories/20260618087 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/06/18/1-of-2-brothers-charged-in-killing-of-teen-describes-it-as-self-defense/stories/20260618087#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2026 13:29:03 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/06/18/1-of-2-brothers-charged-in-killing-of-teen-describes-it-as-self-defense/stories/20260618087 Two brothers accused in the fatal shooting and robbery of a would-be teenage gun buyer were convicted Thursday of aggravated murder, aggravated robbery, and other charges by a Lucas County jury. Defendant Diamani Lear during a murder trial at the Lucas County Courthouse in Toledo on June 12.