BELLEFONTAINE NEIGHBORS — A man has been charged with murder in the death of a teenager early Saturday in north ºüÀêÊÓƵ County.
Michael Tolden, of Bellefontaine Neighbors, admitted to shooting at a vehicle near his home in the 1100 block of Oran Drive, according to a probable cause statement. A boy who was with the teen who was killed told police that they had stopped on Oran Drive to "check vehicles" about 2:30 a.m. Saturday.Â
The boy saw Tolden, who pointed a gun at him, the boy said. The boy jumped into the back of the vehicle. Tolden shot at the vehicle, hitting and killing the driver, the statement says. A third person was also in the vehicle.Â
Tolden, 46, then fled the scene, he told police.
When police arrived about 2:40 a.m., they found the victim dead in the driver's seat. He has not yet been identified by police.
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Tolden is being held on $1 million cash-only bond. No further information was available Saturday afternoon.
The ºüÀêÊÓƵ County Police Department's Bureau of Crimes Against Persons has taken over the investigation.