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Driver shot and killed on Holland-Sylvania Rd. in Springfield Township

Officials say they responded to a call for a shooting at Holland-Sylvania and Perrysburg-Holland Rds. around 8 p.m. on Sunday.

27-year-old Gerald Dennis Mayes II is dead after the Sheriff's office say someone shot at the car he was in around 8 p.m. on Sunday night.  

A large law-enforcement presence, including investigators from the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, were investigating at the corner of Holland-Sylvania and Perrysburg-Holland Roads in Springfield Township for much of the evening.

Capt. Matt Luettke with the Lucas County Sheriff's Office says a passerby saw the vehicle stopped at the intersection and noticed bullet holes in the vehicle. 

That driver was afraid to stop but called 911. 

Luettke says when law enforcement arrived they found Mayes in the car who was critically injured according to Lucas County Sheriff's Office.

Mayes was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The Sheriff's Office would greatly appreciate public assistance in the investigation. 

You can remain anonymous. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 419-255-1111 or the Lucas County Sheriff’s Office Detective Bureau at 419-213-4990.

Credit: WTOL

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