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Two Dead in Separate Early-Morning Shootings in Fort Wayne

Police are processing both scenes and reviewing surveillance footage as no suspects have been identified.

Overview

  • Fort Wayne police say two separate shootings in the early hours of Sunday left at least two people dead and multiple others injured.
  • The first incident occurred around 3:00 a.m. at a Shell gas station on Broadway near Taylor Street where two people were shot and one man later died at a hospital.
  • Officers responded before 3:30 a.m. to the 2200 block of Oliver Street near Lafayette Street and East Jefferson Boulevard where one person was pronounced dead and nine people were reported injured.
  • Investigators have not announced any arrests or named suspects and are asking the public to call the police or Crime Stoppers with tips as they collect surveillance and physical evidence.
  • Several victims drove themselves to area hospitals, which can complicate casualty accounting, and authorities say the investigation is active as they seek to reconstruct events.