FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO) – A man has been arrested in connection to Tuesday morning’s homicide of 23-year-old Nilan Pearson.
18-year-old Charles Blair was taken into custody on a traffic stop just after noon Tuesday. Blair is charged with murder and is being held at the Allen County Jail.
Pearson was shot in the chest just after 1 a.m. Tuesday. He was transported to a local hospital and later pronounced deceased.
The coroner has officially ruled the death a homicide.
Pearson is the 29th homicide in Allen County in 2023.
The incident remains under investigation.