FOR IMMEDIATE RELASE

Date: March 23, 2025

Location: 2500 block of Broadway

Time: approximately 4:00 pm

Details/Summary:

On Sunday, March 23, 2025, at approximately 4:00 pm, officers with the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) were dispatched to 2500 block of Broadway in response to a disturbance involving an armed individual. Shortly after, dispatch informed officers that a shooting had occurred at the location. Upon arrival, officers found evidence of an altercation. One of the individuals involved, later identified as Rudaeja Moore, sustained a gunshot wound to a lower extremity. She was driven to a local hospital as officers arrived at the dispatched location.

As the investigation progressed, officers interviewed the other party involved, later identified as Andrew Scott-Guyton. Preliminary findings indicate that the altercation escalated, with one individual wielding an axe and the other a handgun. Both Moore and Scott-Guyton were subsequently arrested on the charges listed below. This incident remains under investigation by the FWPD and by the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the FWPD at 260-427-1201, Crime Stoppers at 260-436-7867, or use the free “P3 Tips” app.

Suspect Arrested #1: Rudaeja Moore, 32-year-old female

Preliminary Charges #1: Criminal Recklessness (Level 6 Felony), 2 Counts of Domestic Battery (Level 6 Felony), Invasion of Privacy (A Misdemeanor), and Criminal Mischief (A Misdemeanor)

Suspect Arrested #2: Andrew Scott-Guyton, 34-year-old male

Preliminary Charge: Criminal Recklessness (Level 6 Felony)

Sgt. Gutiérrez, PIO
Fort Wayne Police Department