The FWPD responded to reports of a shooting at roughly 0945 hours in the area of the 1400 block of East Lewis Street on January 14, 2025.
Fort Wayne Police Department incident report:
Date: January 14, 2025
Location: 1400 block of East Lewis Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Time: 0945 hours
Details/Summary:
The Fort Wayne Police responded to reports of a shooting at roughly 9:45am in the area of 1400 E. Lewis St. today, Jan. 14th, 2025. Upon arrival, officers located an adult male suffering from an apparent gunshot wound(s). The victim was rendered aid by FWPD, until TRAA arrived and took over care. TRAA pronounced the male deceased at the scene.
An adult/male suspect is in custody.
At this time, the circumstances surrounding the shooting are actively being pieced together by Homicide detectives. More information will be forthcoming as it becomes available.
This incident remains under investigation by the FWPD, Allen County Prosecutor’s Office, and the Coroner’s Office.
All Information is preliminary and subject to change during the course of the investigation.
An update sent on January 14, 2025, at 1310 hours:
Kenneth King, 24 years of age was arrested for Murder in connection to the 1400 E. Lewis St. shooting.
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