On September 14, 2021, at 1436 hours, the Fort Wayne Police Department responded to the 2100 block of Eden Street to investigate a shooting.
Fort Wayne Police Department incident report:
Shooting with Life Threatening Injuries
Date: September 14, 2021
Location: 2100 block of Eden Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Time: 1436 hours
Details/Summary:
The Fort Wayne Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred at 2100 Eden St. just after 2:30 PM on Tuesday Sept. 14th, 2021. Officers were called to the 2100 block of Eden St. on reports of shots fired. Multiple callers called Police advising that numerous shots were fired in the area. Once at the scene Police observed an apartment window that had been shot out, as well as a vehicle that had damage. There was a fresh blood trail that lead away from the apartment complex. The scene was immediately secured and witnesses identified. No shooting victim was located at the scene.
A short time later, while the scene was being processed, a gunshot victim was brought to a local hospital by private conveyance with non-life threatening injuries. Once at the hospital the adult victim was quickly downgraded to life threatening injuries. Witnesses are currently being interviewed and video surveillance is being reviewed. There is a person of interest associated with this shooting based on preliminary investigative information. The crime scene is being processed thoroughly to obtain as much evidence as possible.
This incident remains under investigation by the Fort Wayne Police Department and the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office. Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 260-436-7867, FWPD at 427-1222, or use the anonymous P3 Tips app.
Read more posts on the 2021 28th Allen County Homicide or visit the 2021 Allen County Homicides index page.
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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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