Bunt Drive shooting victim identified

Police were called to the 6000 block of Bunt Drive on reports of a shooting on Feb. 22.
Police were called to the 6000 block of Bunt Drive on reports of a shooting on Feb. 22.(Staff)
Published: Feb. 27, 2023 at 3:02 PM EST
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) -The Allen County Coroner identified a 60-year-old woman as the victim of a shooting on Bunt Drive last Wednesday.

The coroner says Joyce A. Moore died from a gunshot wound to the head, and her manner of death was ruled a homicide.

Moore’s family spoke with 21Alive News, and they say they don’t understand why someone would kill her.

Fort Wayne Police (FWPD) were called to the 6000 block of Bunt Drive around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. Police say Moore died at the scene.

Officers say they stopped the man they call the suspect in this case, 25-year-old Eric Underwood-McCarrol in the area of Julian Street and Wayne Trace around 9 p.m. that evening. Police arrested Underwood and charged him with one count of murder.

Moore is the sixth homicide victim in Allen County in 2023.