Tayshaun Smith-Davis was 14 when he was found dead in an alley between Pinewood and Woodland avenues near Brown Avenue in Toledo, Ohio. Police were dispatched about 12:13 a.m. on October 26, 2020 after a report of gunshots; Tayshaun was pronounced dead at the scene with at least one gunshot wound to the neck. The Lucas County Coroner’s Office confirmed the cause of death as a gunshot wound to the neck and the city’s official count listed his death among Toledo’s homicides for 2020.

Local authorities immediately opened a homicide investigation that remains ongoing. Tayshaun was reported to be the sixth juvenile homicide victim in Toledo that year, and the neighborhood had seen multiple homicides in recent months, heightening community concern. Anyone who has information about the shooting is asked to contact investigators.