TOLEDO, Ohio — UPDATE: The following story has been updated to reflect new information made available by the Lucas County Coroner's Office in an autopsy report Tuesday.
Toledo police are conducting a homicide investigation after the body of a previously missing 19-year-old was found in a central Toledo home Tuesday.
The body of D'marea Thornton, 19, was found on the second floor of a vacant home on Vance Street by a community search party. A community search party assisted in finding his body.
He was pronounced dead at the scene, TPD said.
In an autopsy released Wednesday afternoon, the Lucas County Coroner's Office determined Thornton's cause of death to be Multiple Gunshot Wounds. They ruled the manner of death as Homicide.
Thornton is the 11th homicide victim in Toledo in 2023.
Thornton had not been seen or heard from since Saturday and was reported missing from the 1800 block of Wynchwood Street in west Toledo on Sunday.
Thornton's mother told police on Sunday that it was unusual that she hadn't heard from him for a day. Thornton's step-brother had begun requesting information through his Facebook page when an unknown user sent a message: "We found him he's gone."
Wynchwood Street is about a seven-minute drive from Vance Street.
If you have information, you can call or text Crime Stoppers at 419-255-1111. You can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward.
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