Robert Boone, a 37-year-old Black man, was shot in the early morning hours of May 31, 2025, on Phillips Avenue in west Toledo outside the Polish Ostrich bar. Police were called a little after 2 a.m.; Boone was found with at least one gunshot wound and taken to Mercy Health St. Vincent Medical Center, where he died.

Officers focused on a suspect quickly and by around 5 a.m. arrested 29-year-old Amod Reshawn Dawson Jr. at a residence in the 400 block of Southcrest Street. Initial charges included murder and felonious assault; on June 10, 2025, a Lucas County grand jury indicted Dawson on two counts of murder and one count of felonious assault, each with firearm specifications, plus a count of tampering with evidence. Booking records show he was taken into custody by the Toledo Police Department the morning of the shooting.

Boone’s death is listed among Toledo’s 2025 homicide victims. Few public details describe what led to the shooting outside the bar; anyone who was in that area that night or has information is asked to come forward.