Jaylah Perry was 15 when she was shot in central Toledo near Park Street on March 17, 2024. She was taken to a hospital with a gunshot wound to the head and died there on March 20, 2024; the Lucas County Coroner’s Office ruled her death a homicide caused by a gunshot wound to the head.

Family and friends held an honor walk at the hospital after her passing; those who knew her described the loss as a senseless tragedy. Authorities identified 18-year-old Robert Shields III as the primary suspect and charged him with murder. Shields was arrested by Indiana State Police on a murder warrant in mid-April and was later extradited to Lucas County and booked into the Lucas County Jail; he was subsequently indicted on a murder charge.

If anyone saw activity near Park Street in central Toledo on or around March 17 or has information about Jaylah’s shooting, please come forward.