Salvador Ruiz, 20, a Hispanic/Latino man from Toledo, Ohio, was found shot inside a vehicle near Platt and 1st streets in East Toledo just after midnight on July 5, 2025. Officers responding around 12:17 a.m. took him to Mercy Health St. Vincent Medical Center, where he later died. A second occupant of the vehicle was not injured.

The Lucas County Coroner’s Office performed an autopsy and ruled the manner of death a homicide, citing a gunshot wound to the back of the head and listing the site of injury as 706 1st St., Toledo. The shooting occurred amid a cluster of holiday-weekend gun violence the city publicly addressed while detectives continued gathering evidence.

On July 15, 2025, Toledo police announced the arrest of a 16-year-old on a murder warrant related to Ruiz’s death; the warrant had been issued July 9 and the juvenile was taken into custody at the Lucas County Juvenile Justice Center. The investigation remained active.

If anyone knew Salvador Ruiz or has information about the July 5 shooting, please come forward to investigators.