On December 7, 2016, in Toledo, Ohio, 15-year-old Tommie Thomas was shot inside his family home in the 1000 block of Woodland Avenue at about 8:50 p.m. Officers found him with a gunshot wound to the chest; he was taken to ProMedica Toledo Hospital and pronounced dead at 9:26 p.m. Tommie was a freshman at Scott High School and played football.

Authorities arrested Tommie’s 14-year-old sister, Tyanna Thomas, charging her with murder after investigators reported the siblings had been arguing and she retrieved a shotgun from another room and shot him. Court filings noted Tyanna had prior legal issues, including a felony and multiple misdemeanors, and she was ordered held in juvenile detention pending further proceedings.

The killing was recorded as the 35th homicide in the Toledo metro area in 2016 and the third juvenile killing in as many weeks. If anyone knew Tommie or has information about that night, please come forward to help clarify what happened.