Overview
- A physical altercation inside a Fort Wayne Tim Hortons on Wednesday, May 13, between 75-year-old customer Anita Grayson and store employees preceded Grayson collapsing and later dying at a hospital.
- Fort Wayne police released full surveillance video this week to correct partial clips circulating online and to show investigators’ account of the confrontation.
- Investigators say a 20-year-old shift lead intervened when Grayson berated a 17-year-old employee, the fight included hair-pulling and scratches, and employees separated the women before Grayson lay down and became unresponsive.
- The completed investigative file has been sent to the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office for review and no arrests have been made while the coroner finishes its examination.
- Grayson’s family says she had congestive heart failure and disputes parts of the official account, and local media have reported preliminary coroner comments that there were “no significant contributory injuries,” with a final report expected in several weeks.