
The Fort Wayne Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred on October 14, 2021, at 1444 hours at the Comfort Inn at 1005 West Washington Center Road.
Fort Wayne Police Department incident report:
Shooting: Life Threatening Injuries
Date: October 14, 2021
Location: 1000 block of West Washington Center Road, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Time: 1444 hours
Details/Summary:
The Fort Wayne Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred on Oct. 14th, 2021 (Thursday) at approximately 2:44pm at 1005 W. Washington Center Rd. (Comfort Inn). Officers responded to the shooting and located an adult male suffering from gunshot wounds. He was given aid by Police and Paramedics, then transported to a local hospital in life threatening condition. A Suspect description was given by witnesses.
As the preliminary investigation started, an adult male arrived at another local hospital, by their own conveyance suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. The male matched the description of the shooting Suspect given by witnesses. This male was in non-life threatening condition. Officers and Detectives responded to the hospital to interview the potential Suspect.
Detectives are busy piecing all available information together as they exhaust every lead. Anyone with information regarding this shooting is asked to call The Fort Wayne Police Department at 260-427-1222, Crime Stoppers at 260-436-7867, or us the anonymous P3 Tips App. This incident remains under investigation by the Fort Wayne Police Department and the Allen County Prosecutor’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.