Media Fact Sheet

Date: August 3, 2024

Location: 7000 Peartree Lane

Time: 10:12 pm

Suspect Arrested: Anthony Kidd, 52 years of age

Preliminary Charges: Aggravated Battery Level 3 Felony, Criminal Recklessness Shooting into an Inhabited Dwelling Level 5 Felony

Details/Summary:

The Fort Wayne Police Department arrested Anthony Kidd late Saturday night (Aug. 3, 2024) in connection to a shooting that occurred Saturday (Aug. 3) at roughly 10:12 pm in the area of 7000 Peartree Ln.  The FWPD responded to the shooting after receiving a call that a family member was shot by the caller’s uncle.  The caller further advised that the shooter left in a vehicle and gave a description.  Officers located the suspect vehicle and conducted a traffic stop at the intersection of US-27 and Hanna St.  The sole occupant of the vehicle, Anthony Kidd was taken into custody without incident around 10:50 pm. 

Community cooperation and the quick actions of the FWPD officers resulted in a speedy arrest.  This incident remains under investigation by the FWPD, and the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office.