3 dead in suspected murder-suicide in Lakewood

Published
June 22, 2026
Outcome
Fatal
Location
Lakewood, Ohio
Chesterland Avenue home; 1200 block of Warren Road
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Incident type
Shooting, Assault

Summary

Shooting Lakewood Ohio in Lakewood, Ohio: A Fairview Park man shot and killed two people at a home on Chesterland Avenue in Lakewood, Ohio, early Sunday, June 21. Lakewood police responded just before 4:30 a.m. after the man reportedly told his ex-wife he had killed two people and planned to shoot himself. Officers saw a pickup truck speeding away, attempted a traffic stop, and the truck stopped in the 1200 block of Warren Road, where the man exited with a handgun to his head and died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound when confronted by police. The two victims were found dead in the kitchen of the Chesterland Avenue home.

Publicly reported parties

Name Role Status
Amanda Leigh Wakut Unknown Fatal
Richard Eastin Unknown Fatal
Stephen D Unknown Fatal
Stephen D. At-fault party

Original reporting

3 dead in suspected murder-suicide in Lakewood

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