A man was fatally shot late Thursday in West Toledo, police said.

The victim, whose name had not yet been made public Friday evening, was found at Berdan and Watson avenues shortly after midnight Friday and died at Mercy Health St. Vincent Medical Center after receiving initial treatment on scene, according to a Toledo Police Department statement.

Dwayne Wolf, a deputy Lucas County coroner, said Friday evening after performing an autopsy that the man died of a single gunshot wound to the chest and confirmed the case as Toledo’s 65th homicide in the city of Toledo this year.

Police said they were working with the coroner’s office to identify the man. Anyone with information was asked to call or text Crime Stopper at 419-255-1111.

First Published December 30, 2022, 12:12 p.m.