The Fort Wayne Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred December 21, 2021 at approximately 4:27 am in the area of Autumn Woods Apartments.
Fort Wayne Police Department incident report:
Critical Injury Shooting
Date: December 21, 2021
Location: 6200 block of Chatham Drive, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Time: 0427 hours
Details/Summary:
The Fort Wayne Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred December 21, 2021 at approximately 4:27 am in the area of Autumn Woods Apartments. Police received information from a Caller, with a significant language barrier, that a person was shot and the victim was at a residence on the 6200 block of Chatham Dr. Police responded to that residence and located an adult male suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. Police applied a tourniquet to the victim’s injuries and rendered aid to the victim, until Medics arrived and took over life-saving measures. The victim was in serious condition at the scene and was later downgraded to critical condition at a local hospital.
Preliminary investigation indicates that the shooting occurred at the entrance to Autumn Woods Apartments were evidence consistent with a shooting was located by Officers. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call FWPD at 427-1201, Crime Stoppers at 260-436-7867, or use the anonymous P3 Tips app. 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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