FWPD asking for help with investigation of shooting that left woman dead, several others hurt

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - The Fort Wayne Police Department needs help investigating a weekend shooting that left a woman dead and several others injured.

BACKGROUND: One dead, eight hurt in early morning shooting on Oliver Street in Fort Wayne

Police were dispatched to the 2200 block of Oliver Street on Sunday at about 3:25 a.m. for reports of an armed person. Officers received information that someone had been shot while on the way to the scene.

They arrived at a chaotic scene, learning that multiple people had taken themselves to area hospitals. Eight people - four men and four women - suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

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Jayla Raquel Davis, 18, died at the scene from a gunshot wound to the head.

As they have investigated, the Fort Wayne Homicide Unit found that several people were on their phones, possibly recording the incident from multiple angles. They’re asking for anyone with information to call FWPD at 260-427-1222, Crime Stoppers at 260-436-7867, or use the P3 Tips app.

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Video files can be attached anonymously through the P3 Tips app.

Crime Stoppers is offering up to a $5,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest.

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