For Immediate Release

12/14/2021

Shooting Investigation

Date: 12/14/2021

Location: 2700 W. Washington Center Rd.

Time: 8:18am

Details:

On December 14, 2021 (Tuesday) the Fort Wayne Police Department responded to a shooting that occurred at 2700 W. Washington Center Rd. at approximately 8:18 am.  The caller advised our communication center that her ex-boyfriend was shooting people in the trailer.  The adult male Suspect fled in a vehicle prior to Police arrival. Upon arrival FWPD Officers located two victims suffering from apparent gunshot wounds.  One victim, an adult male, was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.  The other victim, an adult female, was transported to a local hospital, where later she was determined to have life-threatening injuries. 

A school lockdown was initiated as a preventive measure for public safety; once the scene was contained, it was released.  The caller was uninjured and being interviewed by homicide detectives.  The investigation is very fluid, as Police exhaust every lead to locate the Suspect.

This incident remains under investigation by the Fort Wayne Police Department and the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office.