In the pre-dawn hours of June 22, 2025, 17-year-old Darius Washington, a Black male, was found suffering from gunshot wounds on Dixon Avenue in west Toledo. Officers were dispatched at 5:38 a.m. to 5825 Dixon; medics transported him to Toledo Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 6:27 a.m. The Lucas County Coroner later ruled the death a homicide, citing multiple gunshot wounds, and the scene near West Alexis Road was taped off while investigators worked.

Initial public information emphasized that little was known about the shooter or shooters. Over the summer the investigation developed into an account that prosecutors later said began as a robbery that escalated to a fatal shooting. On September 3 two men, Robert Dorr Jr., 24, and Gage Bearden, 19, were arrested; authorities also sought 19-year-old Pete Wheatley. By early October a Lucas County grand jury had returned indictments charging all three with murder and related counts tied to the June 22 killing.

Does anyone who knew Darius or was in that area that morning have information that could help the investigation?