TOLEDO, Ohio — Two men were indicted Monday by a Lucas County Grand Jury on a slew of charges in the fatal shooting of a 28-year-old in central Toledo earlier this month.
Kenan Smith Jr., 27, and Deontae Mitchell, 27, both of Toledo, were indicted on the following charges:
- 1 count of aggravated murder
- 2 counts of murder
- 6 counts of felonious assault
- 1 count of improperly discharging a firearm into habitation
- 15 counts of discharge firearm on or near prohibited premises
Smith was also indicted on one count of tampering with evidence. He was arraigned in Toledo Municipal Court on Sept. 16 where a judge set his bond at $1 million.
According to court records, a warrant is out for Mitchell's arrest and he is not yet in custody.
According to police, officers were dispatched to the 300 block of North Detroit Avenue, near This Is It Drinks & BBQ, at 1:57 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14 for a call of shots fired.
Once on scene, officers located 28-year-old Isiah Pressley suffering from at least one gunshot wound. He was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Police said Smith picked up Mitchell in the 300 block of North Detroit Avenue after Mitchell was involved in an altercation inside the bar.
After driving around the block, police said Smith parked his car outside the bar. TPD said Mitchell then exited the car with a semi-automatic pistol and fired into a crowd of people, striking Pressley.
The Lucas County Coroner's Office said Pressley's cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head and his manner of death is classified as a homicide.
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