The Allen County Coroner has ruled both deaths at the Quality Inn on May 16, 2023, as a homicide-suicide which is consistent with the Fort Wayne Police Robbery and Homicide unit’s investigation.
Fort Wayne Police Department incident report:
Date: May 17, 2023
Location: Quality Inn, 1734 West Washington Center Road, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Time: 1200 hours
Details/Summary:
On May 16th, 2023 at approximately 1247 hrs., the FWPD responded to an unknown problem of two people down inside of the hotel room. Both parties were pronounced deceased by TRAA. The FWPD Homicide Unit along with Crime Scene technicians investigated the incident. The coroner’s ruling of both deaths as a homicide-suicide were consistent with the homicide unit’s investigation.
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