On April 4, 2025, at 0658 hours, FWPD Officers were dispatched to a residence in the 6300 block of South Harrison Street in reference to a domestic disturbance investigation.
Fort Wayne Police Department incident report:
Date: April 4, 2025
Location: 6300 block of Bluffton Road, Fort Wayne Indiana
Time: 2100 hours
Suspect Arrested: Marcus Merriweather 46yo
Preliminary Charges:
- Attempted Murder
- Aggravated Battery
- Kidnapping
Details/Summary:
On April 4th, 2025, at approximately 6:58 am, FWPD Officers were dispatched to a residence in the 6300 block of S. Harrison St in reference to a domestic disturbance investigation. Due to suspicious circumstances surrounding the domestic disturbance, FWPD Homicide Detectives responded to the scene to conduct a criminal investigation. A short time later, an adult male victim was located in the 7500 block of Winchester Rd suffering from severe blunt force trauma. Medics arrived and transported the adult male victim to an area trauma center where upon a medical assessment the male was found to be suffering from life-threatening injuries. The facts of the investigation led Homicide Detectives to the suspect, Marcus Merriweather 46yo, and he was taken into custody by the FWPD Homicide Task Force in the 6300 block of Bluffton Rd. without incident. Marcus Merriweather is currently being held at the Allen County Jail on the preliminary charges of Attempted Murder, Aggravated Battery, and Kidnapping.
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