For Immediate Release
Life Threatening Shooting
Date: 12/6/22
Location: Jefferson Blvd. & Ewing St.
Time: 2:42 am
Details:
The Fort Wayne Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred Dec. 6th, 2022 at roughly 2:42 am on the Taco Bell parking lot at Jefferson Blvd. and Ewing St. Preliminary investigation indicates that two adult males were parked in a red Ford Focus on the parking lot of Taco Bell when they were approached by another adult male. The adult male that was approaching the vehicle was shot and walked to the intersection of Jefferson Blvd. and Fairfield Ave. where he collapsed in the roadway. Officers located the adult male suffering from an apparent gunshot would and rendered aid until he was transported by TRAA to a local hospital in life threatening condition.
The two adult males that were in the vehicle were detained and transported to the Police Station to be interviewed. At this point, evidence is being collected and processed for the investigation.
This incident remains under investigation by the Fort Wayne Police Department and the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office.
Sergeant Jeremy Webb
Public Information Officer
Fort Wayne Police Department