On January 6, 2024, at about 2:30 a.m., Boardman Township police found 30-year-old Michael David Kosarich II unresponsive in his vehicle near Market Street and Indianola Road with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown and pronounced dead.

Investigators say the shooting followed a road rage confrontation between Kosarich and 24-year-old Jerome L. Tubbs of Youngstown. Defense attorney Aaron Meikle said Tubbs was punched by Kosarich and later followed him to a parking lot, where Tubbs believed Kosarich was reaching for a gun and opened fire. Assistant Prosecutor Kyle Hilles said there was no evidence Kosarich was armed.

Tubbs was arrested on February 16, 2024, by the U.S. Marshals Service Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force and was initially charged with murder. Kosarich, a Struthers High School graduate, was remembered for his passion for mechanics, love of the outdoors, and his infectious laughter. Does anyone have information about Kosarich or what led up to that confrontation?