On the morning of Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 27-year-old Shemar Porter was shot in the parking lot of an apartment complex in the 5700 block of Talmadge Road in West Toledo. The shooting happened just before 6:30 a.m.; officers found Porter with at least one gunshot wound and EMS transported him to a local hospital. He was pronounced dead at 7:27 a.m., and the Lucas County Coroner’s Office later ruled the death a homicide from multiple gunshot wounds.

Toledo police opened an investigation immediately after the shooting. At the time of initial reports no suspects had been identified and no arrests announced, and police have not released a motive. The investigation is ongoing.

If anyone saw activity in the 5700 block of Talmadge Road that morning or has information about Porter’s death, please contact Toledo police.