The Fort Wayne Police Department has arrested three suspects in the February 26, 2020, multiple shooting/homicide incident at 2400 Barnhart Avenue.
Fort Wayne Police Department incident report:
Homicide Arrests
Date: February 26, 2020
Location: FWPD Headquarters, 1 East Main Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Time: 1430 hours
Arrested #1 Suspect: Kyaw Hlang M/A /22 DOB 06-10-1996
Preliminary Charges:
- Murder, Felony Level 1
- Murder, Felony Level 1
- Robbery
- Warrant Probation Violation
- Warrant Violation of Reentry Court
Arrested #2 Suspect: Kerwins Louis M/B/20 DOB 05-05-1999
Preliminary Charges:
- Murder, Felony Level 1
- Murder, Felony Level 1
- Robbery
- Possession of a Controlled Substance
Arrested #3 Suspect: Jamesley Paul M/B/23 DOB 02-13-1997
Preliminary Charges:
- Murder, Felony Level 1
- Murder, Felony Level 1
- Robbery
Details/Summary:
Fort Wayne Homicide Division has worked tirelessly and aggressively on the multi victim shooting that resulted in two deaths and one victim in life threatening condition at 2405 Barnhart early this morning. Compiling information, after exhaustive efforts, detectives were able to identify three suspects that they believed were involved in the Robbery/Homicide.
Together, in coordination, with Gang and Narcotic Divisions of the Fort Wayne Police Department detectives were able to take all three suspects into custody at different locations without incident. From there interviews were conducted as well as multiple search warrants and after their conclusion all three suspects were arrested for the above listed offenses.
The two homicide victims names will be released by the Allen County Coroner’s Officer pending autopsy and the victim, still in critical condition, will be released after notification of next of kin.
All criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
All information is preliminary and subject to change during the course of the investigation.
Investigators are asking anyone with information about the shooting to contact the Fort Wayne Police Department at 427-1201, Crime Stoppers at 436-7867, or use the free “P3 Tips” app.
Read more posts on the 2020 7th Allen County Homicide or visit the 2020 Allen County Homicides index page.
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