TOLEDO, Ohio — Toledo police announced Tuesday that there is a murder warrant for a suspect in the deaths of two people found shot in the head in a car in central Toledo last week.
The warrant was issued for Jorenzo Phillips, 19, of Toledo.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to call or text Crime Stoppers at 419-255-1111. You can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward.
Two people were shot Tuesday, Nov. 14, and then crashed their vehicle in central Toledo. They and were later declared dead at the hospital, according to Toledo police.
The deaths of Jae'Juan Reid and Kejuan Richardson, both 21 years old, are classified as homicides, according to an autopsy report from the Lucas County Coroner.
Officers responded to the scene just before 5:45 p.m. on Rosedale Avenue, just west of the Monroe Street and Auburn Avenue intersection.
Reid and Richardson were found suffering from gunshot wounds inside a blue car. The car had seemingly gone off-road and crashed into a light pole.
Reid was declared dead at 6:03 p.m. from two gunshot wounds to the head and Richardson was declared dead at 6:19 p.m. from two gunshot wounds to head and neck.
TPD officers at the scene Tuesday told WTOL 11 that the two victims died at the scene of the crash. It is unclear exactly where the shooting occurred.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Toledo police identified the victims in the case as two men. However, advocates who gathered Nov. 19 at Toledo's Transgender Day of Remembrance event identified the victims as Kejuan Richardson and Amiri Jean, a trans woman.
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