For Immediate Release

Officer Involved Shooting

Date: 09/06/2024

Location: 1500 blk Wells Street

Time: 01:51 A.M.

Details/Summary:

The Fort Wayne Police Department responded to the 1500 blook of Wells Street to reports of a burglary in progress around 1:51 am on Friday, September 6, 2024. Officers arrived and made entry into the home. Once inside the home, the officer encounters an adult male. Shots were fired with the adult male being struck; the officer was unharmed. Officers started emergency medical care and requested medics. Once medics arrived the individual was treated, but later pronounced deceased at the scene.

The officers involved in this incident will be placed on administrative leave, which is standard department protocol. The following agencies will be involved in this investigation: FWPD Homicide Unit, FWPD Office of Professional Standards, Indiana State Police, Allen County Prosecutors Officer, and the Allen County Coroner’s Office.

Sergeant John Nichter
Public Information Officer