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Both men wanted on murder charge from July shooting arrested, one extradited

Steven Weaver, 22, and Demond Allen, 21, have been charged with the murder of 28-year-old Catherine Craig.

TOLEDO, Ohio — UPDATE: Steven Weaver was arraigned in the Lucas County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday, Oct. 26. His bond is set at $1.6 million. 

Both men charged in the July 31 shooting death of a woman in central Toledo have been arrested.

Steven Weaver, 22, and Demond Allen, 21, have been charged with the murder of Catherine Craig, 28. Allen was arrested shortly before 11 a.m. by the Lucas County Sheriff's Office on Sept. 26.

Weaver was later arrested in Houston, Texas on October 13. He has been charged with the shooting death of Craig. On Oct. 26, Weaver's bond was set at $1.6 million. He is due back in court on Nov. 9 for a pretrial and Dec. 12 for a trial. 

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Steven Weaver, 22, was arrested in Houston Oct. 13, 2022. He is charged with the shooting death of Catherine Craig in July.

A third suspect wanted for Craig's murder, 22-year-old Daevon Higgs, was shot and killed less than a week after Craig's death.

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Officers say they found Craig suffering from at least one gunshot wound when they responded to reports of shots being fired on North Detroit Avenue and Council Street around 1:45 a.m. on July 31. 

Craig was treated at the scene and transported to a nearby hospital where she later died as a result of her injuries. An autopsy by the Lucas County Coroner's Office determined she died from a gunshot wound to the abdomen and ruled her death a homicide.

Police claim it appeared that someone had shot into Craig's car while it was traveling northbound on North Detroit Avenue.

A second victim, Dyamond Brown, 21, was in the car and was also shot, according to police.

Brown was treated at a nearby hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

Police found several bullet casings at the scene. A ShotSpotter picked up at least 15 rounds of gunfire.

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According to court documents, police believe that on July 31, Weaver fired at Craig's car several times from the back seat of another vehicle. Police also said Allen was sitting in the front seat of the same vehicle and also fired shots at the victim's car.

Craig's death was the 32nd homicide of the year in Toledo and was the second one during that weekend.

Anyone with information is asked to call or text Crime Stoppers at 419-255-1111. You can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward.

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