FWPD: Homicide Investigation, Gay Street

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Fort Wayne Police Department’s incident report for this morning’s homicides on Gay Street.

Read more on the suspect, Cohen Bennett Hancz-Barron.

Homicide Investigation/4 Deceased

Date: June 2, 2021

Location: 2900 block of Gay Street

Time: 10:45 am

Details:

Cohen Bennett Hancz-Barron
The Fort Wayne Police are seeking Cohen Bennett Hancz-Barron. He is considered to be armed and extremely dangerous. He was last seeing driving a black 2010 Ford truck with license plate “RASHAD” and may have recently dyed his hair red. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call 9-1-1.

On June 2, 2021 at approximately 10:45am Officers with the Fort Wayne Police Department responded to an unknown problem at the 2900 block of Gay St. While investigating this incident Officers discovered 3 murdered young children and a deceased adult female in a residence on Gay St. Preliminary investigation identified Cohen Bennet Hancz-Barron, 21 year old, bi-racial male, 6 feet 205 pounds as the suspect.

Cohen Bennett Hancz-Barron's vehicle
The Fort Wayne Police are seeking Cohen Bennett Hancz-Barron. He is considered to be armed and extremely dangerous. He was last seeing driving a black 2010 Ford truck with license plate “RASHAD” and may have recently dyed his hair red. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call 9-1-1.

Cohen was last seen driving a black 2010 Ford F150, with tinted windows, Harley-Davidson addition with stock rims (rims have been changed from picture) with a possible license plate of “RASHAD”. If the public identifies this person or vehicle please call 911 immediately; he is considered armed and dangerous.

This incident remains under investigation by the Fort Wayne Police Department, Allen County Coroner’s Offices, and the Prosecutor’s Office.

Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact the Greater Fort Wayne Crime Stoppers at (260) 229-7867 or toll-free at 1-800-237-7867 or the Fort Wayne Police Department Detective Bureau at 427-1201. You can also use the P3 app on your Android phone or Apple phone here. They are also available on Facebook. You can submit your tip anonymously.

Please note: The Allen County Coroner did not include a homicide on May 10, 2021, at the Suburban Inn at 3320 West Coliseum Boulevard in their numbered listing of homicides. This is the reason for the differences in the numbering from the Coroner’s news releases.

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