For Immediate Release
Shooting at Glenbrook Mall
Date: May 5th, 2024
Location: 4201 Coldwater Rd.
Time: 2:41 pm
Arrested: Brandon D. Key, Jr., male, black, 22 years-old
Charges: Level 6 Felony Criminal Recklessness, Level 6 Felony Intimidation, and
Misdemeanor Resisting Law Enforcement – Fleeing.
Details:
Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) officers responded to a shooting at Glenbrook Mall, 4201 Coldwater Rd., on May 4th, 2024, at approximately 2:41 pm. Several officers responded, including officers from other agencies, medics and the Fort Wayne Fire Department. Officers began to clear the mall as patrons and employees filtered out of the building.
The preliminary investigation indicates that a shooting did occur in the food court area of the mall. It is suspected that two males armed with guns were involved, with one actually doing the shooting. There was one person shot in a lower extremity; the victim’s condition is non-life threatening. Another victim may have fractured a lower extremity during the melee. That victim’s condition has also been determined to be non-life threatening. Both were transported to a local hospital.
Currently, the FWPD has arrested one person related to the shooting; however, the actual shooting suspect is still at-large. The person that has been arrested will be preliminary charged with Level 6 Felony Criminal Recklessness, Level 6 Felony Intimidation, and Misdemeanor Resisting Law Enforcement – Fleeing.
This incident remains under investigation by the City of Fort Wayne Police Department and the Allen County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Fort Wayne Police Department at 427-1201, Crime Stoppers at 436-7867, or use the free “P3 Tips” app.
Sergeant J.C. Gutiérrez
Public Information Officer
Fort Wayne Police Department