TOLEDO, Ohio — Court records obtained by WTOL 11 indicate that a Toledo man who was fatally shot earlier in October was in a legal battle with his alleged killer.
Rashad Ewing, 42, was shot and killed on Twinning Street in north Toledo on Friday, Oct. 11. His alleged killer, 44-year-old Fabian Dorrough, turned himself in to police at the safety building in downtown Toledo following the shooting.
According to court documents, Dorrough was in the driveway talking with a friend and helping to fix a vehicle when Ewing arrived at the location "in a vehicle that he believed Dorrough did not fix correctly."
Detectives said the suspect exchanged words with the victim as he stood behind a truck that was parked in the driveway. According to detectives, Dorrough pulled a gun out and shot twice at Ewing, striking him at least once in the head.
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Documents from the Lucas County Common Pleas Court show that Ewing had sued Dorrough in small claims court at the end of 2023, claiming that Dorrough had damaged his vehicle when he was supposed to fix it.
According documents filed on Dec. 11, 2023, Ewing attempted to sue Dorrough for $6,000. He claimed that when he took the vehicle to Dorrough's business, Space Age Customs, to be painted and have it's engine rebuilt, the vehicle was returned with new issues.
According to Ewing, the paint on the vehicle was flawed, the front and back windshields were cracked and other parts of the vehicle were damaged after he received the vehicle back from Space Age Customs. He also claimed that it cost him an additional $12,000 to fix the damages allegedly caused by Dorrough.
In the court documents Ewing also wrote that "[He] had the car for two-and-a-half years," but it is unclear if Ewing was referring to himself or Dorrough.
A hearing was held on Jan. 29, 2024 and, according to the courts, a recommendation was put forth by the judge. The recommendation stated that Dorrough would be liable to pay $3,500 plus court costs to Ewing. The case was set for preceedings on May 1, 2024.
However, court documents indicate that a court bailiff was unable to serve Dorrough, even after attempting to several times.
The last time Ewing was in court pertaining to this case was recorded as July 25.
