
On August 16, 2022, at 0800 hours, Jaquell Franklin was detained in a traffic stop by the Porter County Sheriffs Department and the Valparaiso Police Department.
Fort Wayne Police Department incident report:
Date: July 29, 2022
Time: 1651 hours
Location: 4500 block Gaywood Drive, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Suspect Arrested: Jaquell Franklin, 27 years-old
Preliminary Charges:
- Attempted Murder
- Aggravated Battery
Details/Summary:
On 8/16/2022 at approximately 0800 hours, Jaquell Franklin was detained in a traffic stop by the Porter County Sheriffs Department and the Valparaiso Police Department. He was transported back to Fort Wayne and charged by Homicide Detectives with Attempted Murder and Aggravated Battery related to the shooting on 7/29/2022 in the 4500 block of Gaywood Drive.
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.