For Immediate Release

Officer Involved Shooting

Date: July 31, 2004

Location: 2000 Chartwell Dr.

Time: 1:13pm

Details:

 All information is preliminary and subject to change during the course of the investigation.

The Fort Wayne Police Department responded to a call of a disabled vehicle in the area of 2000 Chartwell Dr. today at roughly 1:13pm.  The officer was assisting the disabled vehicle motorist when an uninvolved subject began to fire his gun rapidly.  There are inconsistent reports of who the gunman was shooting at, or whether there was another subject shooting back at the gunman.  The officer, witnessing the shooting, engaged the gunman, striking him.  The gunman was rendered aid, then transported to a local hospital in non-life threatening condition.  The adult male suspect has been downgraded to life threatening condition by medical staff.  The possible other gunman has not been located at this time.  There were no injuries to any bystanders or the officer.

Detectives are speaking to witnesses, attempting to locate surveillance video, and will review body camera and car camera video during the course of the investigation.  The officer will be placed on administrative leave, as is standard protocol and policy.  This incident remains under investigation by the FWPD Internal Affairs Division, the Prosecutor’s Office, and the Indiana State Police will conduct an independent investigation.

Captain Jeremy Webb
Public Information Officer
\Fort Wayne Police Department