The Fort Wayne Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred on December 6, 2022, at 0242 hours on the Taco Bell parking lot at Jefferson Boulevard and Ewing Street.
Fort Wayne Police Department incident report:
Life Threatening Shooting
Date: December 6, 2022
Location: West Jefferson Boulevard and Ewing Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Time: 0242 hours
Details/Summary:
The Fort Wayne Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred Dec. 6th, 2022 at roughly 2:42 am on the Taco Bell parking lot at Jefferson Blvd. and Ewing St. Preliminary investigation indicates that two adult males were parked in a red Ford Focus on the parking lot of Taco Bell when they were approached by another adult male. The adult male that was approaching the vehicle was shot and walked to the intersection of Jefferson Blvd. and Fairfield Ave. where he collapsed in the roadway. Officers located the adult male suffering from an apparent gunshot would and rendered aid until he was transported by TRAA to a local hospital in life threatening condition.
The two adult males that were in the vehicle were detained and transported to the Police Station to be interviewed. At this point, evidence is being collected and processed for the investigation.
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.
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