TOLEDO, Ohio — A man is in jail after an early morning shooting that killed a woman in north Toledo Sunday.
Toledo police responded to a call of a person shot on the 3700 block of North Erie Street around 4:35 a.m., according to a press release. When officers arrived, they found 40-year-old Teresa Ratliff had been shot at least once. She was treated at the scene before being taken to the hospital, where she died from her injuries.
Detectives responded to the incident and opened an investigation. Shaquan Brown, 26, was arrested at the scene and booked into the Lucas County Jail on a murder charge.
The suspect and the victim were acquaintances.
Toledo City Councilwoman Vanice Williams, who represents the district where the shooting took place made this statement on Sunday:
"With the most recent shootings in our community I am saddened and pray for the families of all involved. I pray for peace today as we have so much to battle together. We must stand together to fight our way out of this sad period in Toledo."
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 419-255-111.
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