Two people have been shot and killed in Toledo during separate incidents that occurred 13 hours apart.
Their deaths mark the 23rd and 24th murders in Toledo this year. No one has been arrested in either case.
Flowers left outside Lewis Carryout on Friday in West Toledo
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In the first shooting, Bassam Kanouh, 46, was shot about 9:15 p.m. Thursday while working as a clerk at the Lewis Carryout, 4252 Lewis Ave. Police crews responding to a report of a person shot found the victim in the store with a gunshot wound to the lower abdomen area.
He was taken to Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead, Toledo police said.
Carl Drake, 23, died Friday morning at the same hospital after being shot once in the chest while riding a bicycle in North Toledo.
That shooting happened about 10:15 a.m. in the 700 block of Maywood Avenue near Stickney Avenue. Neighbors reported hearing shots fired and found a man lying near a bicycle.
At the Lewis Carryout, customers gathered Friday morning to recall Mr. Kanouh, who was described as very friendly. Flowers were left outside the store's doors Friday morning and signs were posted to the clerk who was known as "Sam."
The carryout remained open Friday.
Jerry Schriefer, a Toledo police technician, documents the shooting scene on Maywood, Ave. in N. Toledo.
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Mr. Kanouh of Perrysburg Township had worked at the carryout for less than a year. He was born in Syria and moved to the area in 1990, family members said. He is married and has three children, ages 15, 17, and 21.
He was working the 5 to 11 p.m. shift when he was shot.
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