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UPDATED: Police arrest shooting suspect

(WOWO News)

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): Police have now made an arrest in a shooting that left a 19 year old Fort Wayne man dead. WOWO News has learned that the shooting happened in the 2800 block of Abbott Street near Pontiac, and stemmed from an argument over money.

19 year old Kennisha Jackson was arrested, and is facing preliminary charges of aggravated battery. She’s currently held in the Allen County Jail awaiting arraignment.

**EARLIER STORY FOLLOWS**

The investigation is continuing into a shooting that happened on the city’s south side Tuesday afternoon that left one person dead.

Fort Wayne Police tell WOWO News that a 19 year old man was shot at an undetermined location on Abbott Street near Pontiac, Tuesday afternoon. He was apparently with a woman at that location when the shooting happened, then was put into a car and driven to a location in Northeast Fort Wayne.

He was eventually enroute to a hospital when the driver pulled over near the area of Lisa Court and Vance Avenue where police and medics were called. He was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Anyone with information is asked to call Fort Wayne Detectives at 427-1201 or Crime Stoppers at 436-STOP.

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