Allen County Coroner’s Office identifies victim in Thursday evening shooting as 19-year-old man

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - The Allen County Coroner's Office has formally identified the man who was killed in a shooting Thursday night on the city's south side as a 19-year-old.

The Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) says officers were called about a man who was shot in the area of 6000 Waycross Drive around 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 3.

Police say when they arrived, they found the man suffering from apparent gunshot wounds and took him to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

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On Monday, the coroner identified the man as 19-year-old Preston Jermere Church of Fort Wayne. His death was ruled a homicide, marking the 35th homicide in Allen County so far this year.

The shooting remains under investigation at this time.