TOLEDO, Ohio — A 29-year-old man was taken to the hospital Friday morning after a shooting in the 4200 block of Airport Highway.
According to police, Jovantai Highsmith, 29, was shot multiple times by an unknown man in the parking lot of a strip mall.
WTOL 11 was able to acquire security camera video of the shooting from a neighboring business. However, Toledo police have asked that the video not be shared just yet, as it could impede their investigation.
The footage shows Highsmith in the parking lot around just before 11 a.m., when a man wearing a grey hoodie with grey track pants, runs up to Highsmith, shooting him multiple times. Highsmith can be seen falling to the ground before the video ends.
The 29-year-old was taken to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Currently, the suspect is still on the run.
Multiple US Marshals were at the scene Friday. Their duties traditionally consist of catching and transporting federal fugitives. Requests for clarity on why they were on the scene of this shooting have so far gone unanswered.
But, Toledo police said at this point, there isn't a risk to the public.
"There's no active threat that the public needs to worry about. We don't know anything about it right now. He is unknown, and we need the public to call us and let us know who this is," TPD Public Information Officer Lt. Paul Davis said.
Neighbors in the area said violence isn't uncommon in that part of Toledo anymore. Though one woman said the neighborhood is generally still peaceful during the day, so to have the incident occur in broad daylight came as a shock.
"I'm very worried because I have friends and family that come out here, and it's sad though because, you know, to see anyone get shot, disturbs me. It could have been anyone, it could have been me getting out of my truck going into the store," 22-year resident Aletha Allen said.
Toledo police continue to investigate the incident. If you have any information, call or text Crime Stoppers at 419-255-1111. You could be eligible for a $5,000 reward.
This is a developing story.