On April 26, 2023, at 2122 hours, the Fort Wayne Police Department responded to an unknown problem in the 6500 block of Londonderry Lane.
Fort Wayne Police Department incident report:
Armed Barricaded Subject with Hostage
Date: April 26, 2023
Location: 6500 block of Londonderry Lane, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Time: 2122 hours
Details/Summary:
The Fort Wayne Police Department responded to an unknown problem this evening at roughly 9:22 pm in the 6500 block of Londonderry Lane. Once officers arrived on scene, they found that there was an adult male subject armed with a handgun barricaded inside of the home with an adult female hostage. The suspect refused to allow the victim to exit the home and also refused to exit the home himself, willingly. After numerous attempts were made by police to get him to comply, the Emergency Services Team, Crisis Response Team, and the Air Support Unit were paged to assist with the incident.
After the specialty unit’s arrival, more attempts were made to get the suspect to allow the victim to exit the home and for the suspect to exit safely on his own. After several hours of negotiations, the suspect surrendered and was taken into custody without incident. Neither the female victim nor the male suspect were injured.
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.
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