On February 24, 2026, at 2242 hours, the Fort Wayne Police Department was dispatched to the intersection of South Anthony Boulevard and Eckart Street in reference to a vehicle/pedestrian accident with injuries.
Fort Wayne Police Department incident report:
Date: February 25, 2026
Location: the intersection of South Anthony Boulevard and Eckart Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Time: 2242 hours
Details/Summary:
On Tuesday February 24, 2026, at approximately 10:42PM, Officers with the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) responded to the intersection of Anthony Boulevard and Eckhart Street [sic.] in reference to a Crash with Injuries. Witnesses reported that the crash involved a vehicle and a pedestrian. Upon arrival, responding Officers located a male victim lying in the roadway. The Fort Wayne Fire Department and Three Rivers Ambulance Authority arrived on scene shortly after officer arrival and pronounced the male deceased, the driver of the vehicle was not injured. At this time the FWPD’s Fatal Crash Team (FACT) along with the Air Support Unit (ASU) was paged and responded to the scene to conduct an investigation.
Preliminary information indicates that the vehicle was traveling Southbound on Anthony Boulevard as the pedestrian attempted to cross Anthony Boulevard at Eckhart Street. The driver of the vehicle remained on scene, and they are cooperating with the investigation. This incident remains under investigation by the Fort Wayne Police Department, the Allen County Coroner’s Office and the Allen County Prosecutors Office.
Detective Kylie Reum
Public Information Officer
Fort Wayne Police Department
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.
Investigators are asking anyone with information about the shooting to contact the Fort Wayne Police Department at 427-1201, Crime Stoppers at 436-7867, or use the free “P3 Tips” app.
Download the news release from the FWPD.
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