On October 2, 2022. at 2118 hours, the Fort Wayne Police Department responded to the 300 block of West Wildwood Avenue regarding a male who had been shot.
From an email update sent October 4, 2022 by the FWPD:
The 16 year old male juvenile that was arrested for the Oct. 2nd shooting of Yael Edu Esparza is being charged with Murder. He has not yet been waived into adult court, but there will be a hearing soon to request he be waived into adult court.
Fort Wayne Police Department incident report:
Shooting
Date: October 2, 2022
Location: 300 block of West Wildwood Avenue, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Time: 2118 hours
Suspect Arrested: Male, Juvenile, in the 200 block of West Leith Street
Details/Summary:
On October 2nd, 2022 at approximately 9:18PM, officers with the Fort Wayne Police Department responded to the 300 block of W Wildwood Ave, regarding a male being shot. FWPD arrived on scene and located a male suffering from gunshot wounds.
Responding officers rendered aid, while awaiting the arrival of medics, who later transported the male to a local hospital and pronounced him deceased on arrival.
Witnesses provided suspect information, assisting K9 and Gang and Violent Crime Unit detectives in apprehending the suspect, a male, juvenile in the 200 block of W Leith St.
FWPD Homicide and Crime Scene Technicians were paged to process the scene. This incident remains under investigation by Fort Wayne Police Department, the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Coroner’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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