Overview
- Coworkers requested a welfare check after Spencer Tepe missed work, leading police to the Weinland Park residence.
- Officers found Spencer, 37, and Monique Tepe, 39, dead from apparent gunshot wounds, with their children, ages 1 and 4, unharmed.
- Investigators report no obvious forced entry and no firearm recovered, which guided the decision to rule out a murder–suicide.
- Detectives are analyzing forensic evidence plus neighborhood camera footage and are seeking tips to identify a suspect.
- The children are now in relatives’ care, and the family has called for justice; tips can be shared with the Columbus Police Homicide Unit at (614) 645-4730 or Crime Stoppers at (614) 461-TIPS.