CORONER: 17-year-old North Side High School student identified as victim in weekend shooting

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - The Allen County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim of a weekend shooting that left one high school student dead and 10 others injured during a party on the city’s northeast side.

Police said officers were called to the 4900 block of Manistee Drive around 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19, after multiple callers reported hearing shots being fired and seeing people running in all directions.

A neighbor who witnessed the aftermath and helped fleeing students said it appeared it was a casual Halloween party that “turned into something else.”

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When police arrived, they said they found one person dead and several others hurt with apparent gunshot wounds.

The coroner identified the victim as 17-year-old Willie Venzell Ivy III of Fort Wayne.

According to the coroner’s office, Ivy’s death was ruled a homicide, marking the 37th homicide in Allen County so far this year.

The names and ages of the 10 others who were injured have not been released. Police last said they were all in non-life-threatening condition.

North Side Principal David West addressed the shooting in a letter to families on Sunday, saying Ivy was a well-known student at the school and counselors would be available to help students and staff who are grieving.

Ivy was also a member of the school’s varsity football team, shown below in jersey number 99.

You can read the school’s full letter below.

The shooting remains under investigation at this time.