The Fort Wayne Police Department is investigating a double homicide shooting that occurred today, June 26, 2025, at the intersection of Smith Street and Hamilton Avenue at 1208 hours.
Fort Wayne Police Department incident report:
Date: June 26th, 2025
Location: the intersection of Smith Street and Hamilton Avenue, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Time: 1208 hours
Details/Summary:
Two victims are deceased after a fatal shooting today at the 1000 block of Hamilton Ave. just after 12pm. The Fort Wayne Police Department responded to the shooting and located an adult male and an adult female, both suffering from apparent gunshot wound(s) who succumbed to their injuries at the scene after attempted medical care.
Preliminary information indicates that the shooting stemmed from a previous altercation at a local beauty parlor. The disturbance resurfaced on the 1000 block of Hamilton when a male and female were seen leaving a residence. The female got into a car and began to drive away when the male began shooting at her. The car crashed into a home about a block away with the female suffering fatal gunshot wounds. The male who shot the female, was fatally shot by another unknown subject. The FWPD are making concerted attempts to locate this subject.
This incident remains under investigation by the Fort Wayne Police Department, the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office, and the Coroner’s Office. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to please call the FWPD at 260-427-1201, Crimes Stoppers at 260-436-7867, or use the P3 Tips app.
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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