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Suspect arrested, accused of shooting 2 people from moving vehicle in south Toledo early Tuesday

Toledo police at the scene told WTOL 11 both men were taken to the hospital, one of them in critical condition. A suspect has since been taken into custody.

TOLEDO, Ohio — UPDATE: Police arrested 31-year-old Ramon Juarez and charged him with two counts of felonious assault in connection with Tuesday's shooting. According to court documents, Jaurez shot the victims from the passenger seat of a moving vehicle. 

Juarez was booked at the Lucas County Jail and is scheduled for arraignment Thursday morning. 

The original story is below:

Two people were rushed to the hospital with injuries after an early morning drive-by shooting in south Toledo.

At 1:34 a.m., Toledo police responded to reports of two people shot at a residence on the 700 block of Thomas Street near Lotus Avenue. 

When officers arrived, they found a 26-year-old man inside a vehicle with mulitple gunshot wounds. A second victim, also 26, was found nearby on a front porch with one gunshot wound.

Officers at the scene told WTOL 11 two men were inside a car when someone drove up beside them and started shooting. Several bullet casing were found scattered in the street near the crime scene, according to police.

Credit: WTOL 11

Toledo Fire & Rescue took both victims to the hospital. At this time, one of the victims is in critical condition while the other is stable.

A third victim, who told police his house was struck by bullets during the incident, was uninjured.

Juarez, the suspect, is pictured below:

Credit: WTOL 11

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