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One dead, one injured in Saturday shooting; Victim identified

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO) – An investigation is underway after a shooting on the northwest side of Fort Wayne that left one person dead and one injured.

The Fort Wayne Police Department responded to the 9000 block of Dartford Court on Saturday just after 11 a.m. and located a deceased female and an injured male in the residence.  Both the male and female were suffering from apparent gunshot wounds.  The man was taken to a local hospital and is in life-threatening condition.

While processing the scene, investigators found a weapon.

The shooting remains under investigation by the Fort Wayne Police Department, Allen County Prosecutor’s Office, and the Allen County Coroner’s Office.

The Allen County Coroner’s Office has since identified the deceased female as Taylor Jordan Bushroe, a 26-year-old female from Fort Wayne. Her cause of death has been ruled as gunshot wounds to the head and her manner of death a homicide.

Bushroe marks the third homicide in Allen County this year.

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