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Byrneport Apartments community talks safety, need for more conversation
Toledo city council member Cerssandra McPherson says we need to start looking out for each other more in our communities and knowing our neighbors. Author: Michael Tatar (WTOL) Updated: 11:52 PM EST February 7, 2021
TOLEDO, Ohio The community is still reeling after the shooting of three children at the Byrneport Apartments in south Toledo.
Four-year-old Ashtan Phillips is in critical, but stable condition. His brothers, one-year-old Gabriel and five-year-old Ahmir were killed, allegedly by their mother s boyfriend, Kevin Moore, Friday.
City Councilwoman at-large Cerssandra McPherson is condemning the violence and calling on the community to start conversations about domestic violence and knowing your neighbors.
Gabriel Phillips was one year old (WTVG)
The Police Department wrote in a Facebook post, The scene at the Byrneport Apartments is clear and a suspect is in custody. Check our social media pages for additional updates. There is an active police scene at the Byrneport Apartments. At this time we can confirm that three children were shot during a domestic dispute. Two are deceased and the third is in critical condition. The suspect is in custody. More information will be forthcoming.
Ahmir Phillips, 5 (WTVG)
The department further said: Please pray for these victims, their families, and the first responders who were there tonight. This was truly a sad day for our community. The department later updated, The four-year-old little boy continues to fight for his life. Initial Update: A child continues to fight for life after a triple shooting at the Byrneport Apartments left two other children dead. The suspect, Kevin Moore, has been arrested by #toledopolice & booked at the Lucas C
Man accused of shooting three young children has criminal history in Florida
Kevin Moore pleaded guilty to domestic violence charges in Florida on two separate occasions. A police report on one incident says Moore slapped and choked a woman. Author: WTOL Newsroom Updated: 6:06 PM EST February 9, 2021
TOLEDO, Ohio A search of court documents reveals that the man accused of shooting three small children on Friday has a long criminal history in the state of Florida.
Kevin Moore is suspected of shooting and killing 5-year-old Ahmir Phillips and 1-year-old Gabriel Phillips, and critically injuring 4-year-old Ashtan Phillips in a shooting at a south Toledo apartment complex on Friday evening.
The shooting occurred on the 800 block of Byrneport Drive on the evening of Feb. 5. Toledo police officers arrived and found three boys inside the apartment, all suffering from at least one gunshot wound. The children were treated at the scene before being taken to the hospital.
Ahmir Phillips, 5, and Gabriel Phillips, 1, died at the hospital. Ashtan Phillips, 4, underwent surgery on Saturday morning at CS Mott Children s Hospital in Ann Arbor.
Ashtan s father told WTOL 11 on Feb. 7, Ashtan is stable. They took him off sedation this morning to see if his body would respond. He started moving his hands and legs. They put him back under to continue to heal. I m going to go back to the hospital tomorrow to talk with the neurosurgeons.