TOLEDO — An 18-year-old was killed after being dragged by a vehicle after a robbery in northern Toledo.
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Joaquin Simmons, 18, met with a 16-year-old from Maumee to sell shoes around 4:15 p.m. on March 29, CBS affiliate WTOL-11 reported.
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The 16-year-old and “unknown males” then attempted to rob Simmons.
According to police, Simmons held onto the 16-year-old’s vehicle and was dragged for several blocks before letting go.
Simmons was located in the roadway at the intersection of Streicher and Mulberry around 4:20 p.m., WTOL-11 reported.
He was taken to the hospital and was listed in “critical condition”, according to police. He died on Wednesday, April 2.
Toledo Public Schools confirmed to WTOL-11 that Simmons was a student at Woodward High School.
Police located the 16-year-old and interviewed them according to an initial police report.
A spokesperson with the Toledo Police confirmed to WTOL-11 that no one had been charged in the incident as of 12:40 p.m. on April 2.
The incident is now being investigated as a homicide.
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