Cole Lepkowski, 26, was shot in his West Toledo neighborhood on the night of June 29, 2025, and died shortly after at Toledo Hospital. The Lucas County Coroner ruled the death a homicide from a gunshot wound to the head, with pronouncement recorded at 10:57 p.m.

Police say the shooting occurred along the 2900 block of West Lincolnshire Boulevard during a large party at a short-term rental believed to be an Airbnb. Gunfire erupted around 10:14–10:15 p.m.; Lepkowski, who lived nearby, was struck. A 33-year-old man was also wounded and later taken to a hospital. Neighbors described a normally quiet street that night suddenly crowded with cars and shaken by violence.

Investigators called the shooter unknown and appealed for tips to Crime Stoppers. As of September 10, 2025, the case remained open with no publicly announced arrests or named suspects. If anyone was on West Lincolnshire Boulevard that night or has information about the party or the shooting, please report what was seen or heard.