TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Child advocates in Toledo say the number of children killed last year shows that more needs to be done to protect young people.
The Blade newspaper (http://bit.ly/TG5P23 ) reports that 10 children in the Toledo area were victims of homicide in 2012 — the most since 1995.
All but one died in domestic-related incidents. The other died when someone shot into an apartment, killing a 1-year-old who was sleeping.
Three children died of carbon monoxide poisoning in November in what police say was a murder-suicide carried out by their grandmother and uncle.
Lucas County Children Services Director Dean Sparks says the community needs to figure out how to prevent deaths of children.
He says they need to find out how to support parents, neighborhoods and communities because it all wraps together.
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Information from: The Blade, http://www.toledoblade.com/
