On October 10, 2020, at 0034 hours, the Fort Wayne Police Department responded to the intersection of Paulding Road and Winter Street in reference to subjects being armed with guns.
Fort Wayne Police Department incident report:
Fatal Shooting Investigation
Date: October 10, 2020
Time: 0034 hours
Location: 1600 block of East Paulding Road, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Victims:
- Adult Female / Deceased
- Adult Male / Serious Condition
Details/Summary:
On Saturday, 10/10/2020, at approximately 12:34 AM, the City of Fort Wayne Police Department responded to the intersection of Paulding Road and Winter Street reference subjects being armed with guns. Officers arrived in the area and located a male/adult victim on the Cap-N-Cork parking lot at the intersection of South Anthony Blvd. and East Paulding Road. Officers observed the male was suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. As additional officers were arriving in the area, they were flagged down in the 1600 block of East Paulding Road. They were directed to a residence where they found another victim suffering from an apparent gunshot wound(s). The female/adult victim inside the residence was pronounced deceased at the scene. Paramedics transported the male from the Cap-N-Cork lot to a local hospital in serious condition.
Detectives are interviewing witnesses and Crime Scene Investigators are processing both scenes. They hope to obtain additional details once they are able to interview the victim at the hospital.
The Allen County Coroner’s Office will release the deceased identity along with the cause and manner of death. Anyone with information is asked to call the Fort Wayne Police Department at (260) 427-1222 or Crime Stoppers at (260) 436-7867. This incident remains under investigation by the City of Fort Wayne Police Department, the Allen County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, and the Allen County Coroner’s Office.
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.
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