On September 7, 2026, at 2200 hours, the Fort Wayne Police Department responded to a traffic accident involving a person in a wheelchair, in the area of 3200 East Coliseum Boulevard, Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Date: September 7, 2026
Location: 3200 block of East Coliseum Boulevard, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Time: 2200 hours
Fort Wayne Police Department incident Report Details/Summary:
On September 7, 2026, at approximately 10:00pm, the Fort Wayne Police Department responded to a traffic accident in the area of 3200 East Coliseum Blvd, where reports were a vehicle hit a pedestrian in a wheelchair. Once Officers arrived, a male pedestrian was found unconscious as well as a SUV with front end damage. The Fort Wayne Fire Dept began lifesaving measures on scene along with Medics. The male pedestrian would be pronounced deceased a short time later. E Coliseum Blvd was then shut down to all traffic.
Preliminary investigation indicates the SUV was traveling westbound on E Coliseum Blvd when it struck the pedestrian on an electric powered wheelchair from behind, who was traveling down the middle of the roadway. At this time, speed was not believed to be a contributing factor in the crash.
The Fort Wayne Police Department’s Fatal Accident Crash Team was notified and has assumed responsibility for the investigation. The FWPD Air Support Unit (ASU) is assisting with aerial documentation of the scene.
ALL traffic will be shut down in the area of 3200 E Coliseum for the next couple hours while investigators process the scene.
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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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