Please note: FWPD Officer body-cam footage and an update were released on August 21, 2024 by the FWPD.
Incident report from the Fort Wayne Police Department regarding an officer-involved shooting at Purdue University Fort Wayne on July 30, 2024.
Date: July 30th, 2024
Location: PFW Campus
Time: 7:17 am
Details/Summary:
Fort Wayne, Indiana (July 30, 2024) – Dekalb County Community Corrections called the Fort Wayne Police Department today at roughly 7:17 am, to assist in locating a Community Corrections adult male violator that failed to return to their custody. Information was obtained that the violator was possibly armed with a gun. The FWPD responded to an apartment complex near PFW to look for the suspect. Dekalb Community Corrections requested PFW units check the campus for the suspect. The suspect was located on PFW campus by PFW and FWPD officers. The suspect failed to comply with verbal commands given by the officers. The officers reported that the suspect was armed with a gun. Shots were fired and the suspect was struck. Officers rendered medical aid to the suspect until relieved by medics. Medics continued providing medical aid until it was determined that the suspect succumbed to his injuries.
This incident remains under investigation by the Fort Wayne Police Department, Purdue Fort Wayne Police Department, Allen County Coroner’s Office, and the Allen County Prosecutor’s office. The Indiana State Police will conduct an independent investigation.
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