Fort Wayne Homicide – The Fort Wayne Police Department announced that a 17-year-old girl was shot last week on the southeast side of the city and died as a result.
Myaunna Chacole Foster-Juarez was named as the victim by the Allen County Coroner on Friday. The coroner’s office verified that the inquiry is still ongoing after her death was declared a homicide.
Around 10:30 p.m. on August 15, Fort Wayne Police launched an investigation in the 2900 block of Winter Street. The teenager had a gunshot wound when officers arrived on the scene. She was brought to the hospital when her condition was deemed life-threatening, and there she passed away.
She died, the coroner concluded, from a gunshot wound to the head. There has been no release of information regarding a suspect or the circumstances surrounding the incident.
To obtain any information that could be available, investigators spoke with witnesses who were in the vicinity at the time of the incident. Anyone with information is asked to use the free “P3 Tips” app, call Crime Stoppers at 436-STOP (7867), or contact the FWPD at 427-1201. The investigation is still ongoing.