On September 14, 2024, at about 1:57 a.m. Toledo police responded to reports of shots fired on the 300 block of North Detroit Avenue near This Is It Drinks & BBQ. Officers found 28-year-old Isiah Pressley with at least one gunshot wound; he was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead at 2:04 a.m.

Police say the shooting followed a fight inside the bar. According to reports, 27-year-old Kenan Lamont Smith picked up another man after the altercation, drove around the block, then parked outside the establishment. The man Smith had picked up reportedly exited the vehicle armed with a semi-automatic pistol, fired into a crowd and struck Pressley in the face. Smith and the shooter then fled in Smith’s car.

On the afternoon of September 14, Toledo police arrested Kenan Lamont Smith and charged him with Murder Cause Death While Committing Attempting an F1 or F2 Violent Offense; he was booked into Lucas County Jail and scheduled for arraignment. The investigation continued and later developments include additional arrests and an indictment. Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers anonymously.