TOLEDO, Ohio — One year after a stray bullet killed 26-year-old Cole Lepkowski outside a west Toledo Airbnb party, his family is speaking publicly for the first time about their loss and a new legal effort they hope will bring accountability.
The family has expanded its wrongful death lawsuit to include Airbnb, alleging the company, along with the property’s owner, could have prevented the events that led to Lepkowski’s death. The criminal case remains unsolved.
Lepkowski died on June 29, 2025, when he and his fiancé, Andrew Price, were driving home from Taco Bell to their house on West Lincolnshire Boulevard. According to Toledo police, the couple was not attending the large party taking place at the Airbnb on their street when gunfire erupted. A stray bullet struck Lepkowski in the back of the head…