{"id":122039,"date":"2020-10-04T09:28:25","date_gmt":"2020-10-04T13:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=122039"},"modified":"2025-08-20T20:01:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T00:01:44","slug":"fwpd-homicide-investigation-7900-block-serenity-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2020\/10\/04\/fwpd-homicide-investigation-7900-block-serenity-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"FWPD: Homicide Investigation, 7900 block Serenity 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>On October 4, 2020, at 0704 hours, the Fort Wayne Police Department responded to the 7900 block of Decatur Road in reference to a male outside suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne Police Department incident report:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Shooting Investigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Date<\/strong>: October 4, 2020<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location<\/strong>: 7900 block of Serenity Drive, Fort Wayne, Indiana<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time<\/strong>: 0704 hours<\/p>\n<p><strong>Details\/Summary<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday October 4, 2020 at approximately 7:04 AM officers with the Fort Wayne Police Department initially responded to the area of the 7900 block of Decatur Road in reference to a male outside suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. While officers were responding to the area, another 911 call came into dispatch advising of a shooting inside an apartment located in the 7900 block of Serenity Drive.<\/p>\n<p>As officers arrived on the scene, they located an adult male outside in the 7900 block of Decatur Road suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. The male was treated medically at the scene before transporting him to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.<\/p>\n<p>As officers arrived at the apartment on Serenity Drive, they located an adult female inside an apartment suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. Paramedics pronounced the female to be deceased at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators on the scene are speaking with possible witnesses to obtain additional information and Crime Scene Technicians are on the scene processing the scene and collecting evidence. At this time, there is very few details of the incident. There is no suspect information at this time and no arrests have been made. The female victim\u2019s identity will be released at a later time by the Allen County Coroner\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>The Fort Wayne Police Department is asking for anyone who may have information about this incident is asked to contact the Fort Wayne Police Detective Bureau at 427-1201 or Crime Stoppers at 436-STOP.<\/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.<\/p>\n<p>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 \u201cP3 Tips\u201d app<\/em>.<\/p>\n\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <a name='map24'><\/a>\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <div class=\"wpgmza_map \"  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