TOLEDO (WTOL) - Toledo police arrested a man accused of shooting and killing a man in north Toledo Wednesday afternoon.
The call came in before 4 p.m. when a man was shot at the corner of east Oakland Street and Franklin Avenue.
Officers say the found 30-year-old Martrece Dobson at the scene suffering from at least one gunshot wound.
“I was talking to him, just saying ‘Baby, baby please, talk to me. What’s your name? Are you okay?'” said an anonymous witness.
Police say Dobson was taken to the hospital where he later died.
Police arrested 36-year-old Rashad Gaines in connection with the shooting. Gaines is charged with murder.
One witness who chose to remain anonymous said once she heard the shots fired, she ran towards the victim to try and help.
“I didn’t want him to be in that state by himself and I just said a prayer and told him just to hold on and keep talking as much as he could,” said the anonymous witness.
Other neighbors we spoke to describe the area quiet with a lot of kids. They also said the fact that the shooting happened around the time kids walk home from school is terrifying.
“It’s just unfortunate. We’ve got to do better.”
Gaines was arraigned in court on Thursday.
He is being held in the Lucas County Jail on a $1 million bond and is due back in court next week.
If you know anything about this shooting, TPD urges you to call Crime Stoppers at 419-255-1111.
