{"id":115237,"date":"2025-01-27T18:00:56","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T23:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=115237"},"modified":"2025-02-09T10:43:28","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T15:43:28","slug":"coroner-4th-2025-allen-county-homicide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2025\/01\/27\/coroner-4th-2025-allen-county-homicide\/","title":{"rendered":"Coroner: 4th 2025 Allen County Homicide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/AC_Coroner_seal.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-74759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/AC_Coroner_seal.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/AC_Coroner_seal-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, January 23rd, 2025, the Allen County Coroner&#8217;s Office was notified of a deceased individual in the 2600 block of Wayne Haven Street in Fort Wayne, Indiana.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>News release from the Allen County Coroner&#8217;s Office:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>On Thursday, January 23rd, 2025, the Allen County Coroner&#8217;s Office was notified of a deceased individual in the 2600 block of Wayne Haven Street in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The victim was pronounced deceased at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>The person was identified as Dawn Vera Kovach, 54, female, White, of New Haven, Indiana.<\/p>\n<p>An autopsy has been completed, and notification has been made to the legal next of kin. The Cause of Death is Multiple Gunshot Wounds, and the manner of death i Homicide. Dawn Vera Kovach is the 4th homicide for Allen County in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The incident remains under investigation by the New Haven Police Department, Indiana State Police, the Allen County Prosecutor&#8217;s Office and the Allen County Coroner&#8217;s Office.<\/p>\n<p>Toni Mayes<br \/>\nDeputy Coroner<br \/>\nAllen County Coroner&#8217;s Office<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/tag\/2025-4th-allen-county-homicide\/\">Read more posts on the 2025 4th Allen County Homicide<\/a> or visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/public-safety\/2025-allen-county-indiana-homicides\/\">2025 Allen County Homicides index page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/in\/trooper_noone.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Indiana State Police Trooper Chris Noone. 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