2nd Place, News Picture Story - Phillip L. Kaplan / The Blade, “Kei'Mani Latigue”`Kei’mani Latigue, 13, was found dead March 24, 2025, in an abandoned house in East Toledo, six days after Dorothy Latigue, her custodial grandmother, reported her missing. The community rallied around the home, and protested in front of institutions. The father Darnell Jones, 34, is accused of assaulting and murdering the girl, and is on trial. The home has since been razed. — — —Tina Krauce mourns at a vigil for Keimani Latigue on Tuesday, March 26, 2025, at the abandoned house where the 13-year-old's body was found on Miami St. in East Toledo. She knew Latigue from basketball.
2nd Place, News Picture Story - Phillip L. Kaplan / The Blade, “Kei'Mani Latigue”The community outpouring of grief for Kei'Mani Latigue engulfs the abandoned home where her body was found with a memorial of happy birthday wishes, balloons, gifts, and tributes on Saturday, March 29, 2025, on Miami St. in East Toledo. The murdered teenager would have been 14 years old.
2nd Place, News Picture Story - Phillip L. Kaplan / The Blade, “Kei'Mani Latigue”A community member holds their hands up to the sky as they attend a vigil for Keimani Latigue on Tuesday, March 26, 2025, at the abandoned house where the 13-year-old's body was found on Miami St. in East Toledo.
2nd Place, News Picture Story - Phillip L. Kaplan / The Blade, “Kei'Mani Latigue”In front of the abandoned home where Kei'Mani Latigue was found, people hug and donate to a memorialof happy birthday wishes, balloons, gifts, and tributes on Saturday, March 29, 2025, on Miami St. in East Toledo. The murdered teenager would have been 14 years old.
2nd Place, News Picture Story - Phillip L. Kaplan / The Blade, “Kei'Mani Latigue”Austin Tandler, 5, looks out an SUV window at the community outpouring of grief for Kei'Mani Latigue engulfing the abandoned home where her body was found with happy birthday wishes, balloons, gifts, and tributes on Saturday, March 29, 2025, on Miami St. in East Toledo. The murdered teenager would have been 14 years old.
2nd Place, News Picture Story - Phillip L. Kaplan / The Blade, “Kei'Mani Latigue”Brandi MacKay lights a candles at a vigil for Keimani Latigue on Tuesday, March 26, 2025, at the abandoned house where the 13-year-old's body was found on Miami St. in East Toledo.
2nd Place, News Picture Story - Phillip L. Kaplan / The Blade, “Kei'Mani Latigue”Sherri Sweeney speaks during a vigil for Keimani Latigue on Tuesday, March 26, 2025, at the abandoned house where the 13-year-old's body was found on Miami St. in East Toledo.
2nd Place, News Picture Story - Phillip L. Kaplan / The Blade, “Kei'Mani Latigue”Concerned parent and grandparent Ronsha Allison made shirts and the sign she's holding to protest in the wake of the death of Kei'Mani Latigue at Lucas County Children Services on Monday, April 14, 2025, in downtown Toledo. According to protestors, abuse by the father was apparent and reported to the agency.
