Michael T. Miles was arrested by the Fort Wayne Police Department on March 22, 2025, for murder in the West Wildwood Avenue shooting earlier that night.
Fort Wayne Police Department incident report:
Date: March 22, 2025
Location: the intersection of Bowser and McKinnie Avenues, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Time: 2020 hours
Suspect Arrested: Michael T. Miles, 53-year-old male
Preliminary Charges:
- Murder with firearm enhancement, Level 1 Felony
- Probation Violation
- Outstanding Felony Warrant: Intimidation, Level 5 Felony
- Outstanding Felony Warrant: Unlawful possession of a firearm, Level 5 Felony
Details/Summary:
On Saturday, March 22nd, 2025, around 8:20 pm, officers with the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) investigated a shooting that occurred around 6:30 pm on the 400 block of W. Wildwood Avenue, where a female was shot and pronounced dead at the scene by medics. After gathering witness statements and evidence information, officers identified Michael T. Miles as the suspect.
Following diligent investigative work, officers located Miles near Bowser and McKinnie Avenues and arrested him without incident. This incident remains under investigation by the FWPD, the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office, and Allen County Coroner’s Office.
From a second release sent by the FWPD, the following was added:
Later that evening just before 2100 hrs officers located and took into custody Michale Miles in connection with this incident. Michael was taken into custody without incident and transported to a local hospital to be treated for minor self-inflicted injuries before being transported to the Allen County Jail for the charge of Murder and 2 outstanding felony Warrants.
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