{"id":120554,"date":"2025-07-25T23:45:40","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T03:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=120554"},"modified":"2025-07-29T17:12:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T21:12:39","slug":"fwpd-homicide-suspect-arrested-2700-block-stardale-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2025\/07\/25\/fwpd-homicide-suspect-arrested-2700-block-stardale-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"FWPD: Homicide Suspect Arrested, 2700 block Stardale Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/FWPD_UseThisOne.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"349\" height=\"395\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-118732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/FWPD_UseThisOne.jpg 349w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/FWPD_UseThisOne-265x300.jpg 265w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/FWPD_UseThisOne-150x170.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/FWPD_UseThisOne-300x340.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Draylon Crutchfield was arrested by the Fort Wayne Police Department in connection with the stabbing death that occurred July 24, 2025, in the area of 2700 block of Stardale Drive.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne Police Department incident report:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Date<\/strong>: July 24, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location<\/strong>: 2700 block of Stardale Drive, Fort Wayne, Indiana<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time<\/strong>: 2136 hours<\/p>\n<p><strong>Suspect Arrested<\/strong>: Draylon Crutchfield, 25 years of age<\/p>\n<p><strong>Preliminary Charges<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Murder, Felony Level 1<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Details\/Summary<\/strong>: <\/p>\n<p>Draylon Crutchfield was arrested in connection with the stabbing that occurred July 24th, 2025 in the area of 2700 Stardale Dr. at roughly 9:36 pm. FWPD Officers responded to that location to reports of a male that had been stabbed multiple times. The victim was transported to a local hospital in life-threatening condition and was later pronounced deceased at the hospital. Draylon was the person of interest, that was later arrested at the scene.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>All criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.<\/p>\n<p>All information is preliminary and subject to change during the course of the investigation<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/tag\/2025-24th-allen-county-homicide\/\">Read more posts on the 2025 24th 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\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <a name='map39'><\/a>\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <div class=\"wpgmza_map \"  id=\"wpgmza_map_39\" style=\"display:block; overflow:auto; width:100%; height:600px; float:left;\" 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