TOLEDO, Ohio — *Editor's note: The above video is from the initial report May 23, 2022.
A man was shot Monday afternoon in south Toledo.
The shooting happened near Sammy's Mart at the corner of Arlington and Toronto avenues.
Toledo police confirm one person was shot and say the victim is male, but gave no further information to our WTOL 11 crew on the scene.
On Tuesday, the victim was identified as Elijah Rome, 26. According to a police report, Rome was shot in the head and was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. His current condition has not been released.
Cornelius Henry was arrested Tuesday and charged with felonious assault. Henry allegedly ran down an alley and fired a handgun several times at Rome, who was standing on the corner. After shooting Rome, Henry fled in a vehicle with an accomplice and was recognized by a witness as the shooter, according to court documents.
Henry is booked in the Lucas County jail.
The identity of the accomplice has not been released and it's not known if they are in custody.
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