FORT WAYNE – City firefighters found a victim inside a burning apartment before dawn Thursday on the south side.FORT WAYNE – A woman was fatally shot early Friday south of McCulloch Park, and Fort Wayne police said they have a suspect in custody.
According to a written statement from Scott Tegtmeyer, police spokesman, police were called at 5:05 a.m. to the area of Lindley and Parkview avenues, near the railroad tracks.
The caller told police a car left the scene and stopped near the General Electric gate and that a man got out and ran west.
Police located a man who fit the caller’s description and detained him during a search near the tracks.
They found the woman during the search and medics confirmed she was dead, the written statement said.
The man was taken in for questioning.
