Fort Wayne Police Department

The plan comes at the problem from three angles, stemming from conversations city leaders have been having about the uptick in youth violence.

Members of the community were invited to a forum where leaders from the city answered questions and talked about potential solutions to ongoing youth violence in the area.

Alongside a number of other agencies and organizations, Fort Wayne police arrested one and seized more than 20 dogs Tuesday afternoon.

On Monday, FWPD asked for help in identifying a shooting victim from the weekend, and then in the afternoon, police were called to the area of State Boulevard and Cass Street for a report of an armed man, making suicidal threats.

Patricia Hepworth was shot by FWPD officers last week after the Indiana DOC parole officers tried to serve her with a warrant and she barricaded herself inside her apartment.

The Indiana Department of Correction Parole Division had attempted to serve a violation warrant. She barricaded herself in her apartment, armed with a knife.

One person is dead after police respond to Avondale Drive to a report of someone armed and threatening to fire a weapon.

Allen County Prosecutor Michael McAlexander found that officers with both the New Haven and Fort Wayne police departments were justified in using deadly force to protect the public.

The Fort Wayne Police officer has been on the department since 2018. The shooting of the 58-year-old unhoused man in response to a burglary call remains under investigation.

Samuel Sterling Caston was Allen County's 32nd homicide for 2024