The Allen County Coroner has identified Christopher James Stutler as the 23rd Allen County Homicide in 2025.
News release from the Allen County Coroner:
On Monday, July 21, 2025, the Allen County Coroner’s Office was notified of a police-action shooting, in the 200 block of West State Boulevard, Fort Wayne. Three Rivers Ambulance Authority responded, provided lifesaving care, and transported to a local hospital, where death was pronounced shortly after arrival.
The individual has been identified as Christopher James Stutler, male, White, 51 years of age. The autopsy has been completed and the next of kin has been notified.
The Cause of Death is Multiple Gunshot Wounds and the Manner of Death is Homicide-Police Action Shooting.
Christopher James Stutler is the 23rd Homicide for Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana in 2025.
This incident remains under investigation by the Fort Wayne Police Department, the Indiana State Police, the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office, and the Allen County Coroner’s Office.
E. Jon Brandenberger, Coroner
Allen County Coroner’s Office
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