FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): UPDATED: The Allen County Coroner has identified the victim of the shooting that occurred in the early morning hours of August 28, 2020, on the 1000 block of Ridgewood Drive.
25-year-old Justin Cedrick Dawson of Fort Wayne died of multiple gunshot wounds and his manner of death has been ruled a homicide.
Dawson is the 33rd homicide in Allen County for 2020.
The incident remains under investigation by the Fort Wayne Police Department, the Allen County Prosecutors Office, and the Allen County Coroner.
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Fort Wayne Police were called to the 1000 block of Ridgewood Drive just off of Parnell near the Memorial Coliseum just after 4-AM due to a report of gunshots in the area.
Officers responding found a man laying near the street suffering from several apparent gunshot wounds. Medics declared him dead at the scene.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Fort Wayne Police Department at (260) 427-1222 or Crime Stoppers at (260) 436-7867. This incident remains under investigation by the City of Fort Wayne Police Department, the Allen County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, and the Allen County Coroner’s Office.
