On August 31, 2022, at 0719 hours, the Fort Wayne Police Department responded to a domestic disturbance in the 5700 block of Alta Vista Court.
Fort Wayne Police Department incident report:
Barricaded Subject/Arrested
Date: August 31, 2022
Location: 5700 block of Alta Vista Court, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Time: 0719 hours
Suspect Arrested: Daniel Barlag, 32 years of age
Preliminary Charge:
- Level 5 Felony Criminal Confinement
Details/Summary:
The Fort Wayne Police Department responded to a domestic disturbance at 5700 Alta Vista Ct at approximately 7:19am today. Police received a call from a complainant party who advised that her friend sent her a video and told the complainant party that she was locked in her bedroom along with her child and the door was barricaded. Once the suspect, Daniel Barlag, realized that the victim contacted Police, he let the victim and her child go.
Upon Police arrival, the adult female victim and her 7 year old child were no longer in the residence, but Daniel refused to come out and barricaded himself inside the residence. Multiple attempts were made to compel Daniel to come out voluntarily, but he refused repeatedly. An Emergency Service Team, Crisis Response Team, and Air Support Unit page was sent. After numerous attempts failed to get Daniel to come out voluntarily; EST made entry into the residence. Once EST was inside the residence, Daniel exited the barricaded room and surrendered.
There were no injuries reported in this incident. This incident remains under investigation by the Fort Wayne Police Department and the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office.
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.
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