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.