UPDATE (April 29, 2022):
The manner of death for two people found in a Cheviot Drive apartment was murder and suicide, according to the Allen County Coroner.
Police were called around 11:30 Wednesday night for an unknown reason and reported seeing a person in a window with a weapon.
After a two-hour-long standoff, they found the bodies of the 21-year-old woman and the 20-year-old man inside an apartment on the 3300 block of Cheviot.
The investigation into their deaths remains open.
The corner’s office released the following:
Allen County Coroner’s Office was notified at about 0350 hour on 4/28/2022, of a problem unknown investigation located in the 3300 block of Cheviot Drive, Fort Wayne, Indiana, where two deceased persons were located inside of an apartment. Autopsies have been completed and the next of kin have been notified of the deaths of Alize Chablis Wiley, female black 21 years of age from Fort Wayne, and Kesaun Hunter, male black 20 years of age from Fort Wayne, Indiana.
The Cause of Death for Alize Chablis Wiley has been determined to be Multiple Gunshot Wounds and the Manner of Death is Homicide.
The Cause of Death for Kesaun Hunter has been determined to be Gunshot Wound of the Head and the Manner of Death is Suicide. Alize Chablis Wiley is the 8th homicide in Allen County for 2022.
This incident remains under investigation by the Fort Wayne Police Department, the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Allen County Coroner’s Office.
ORIGINAL STORY:
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne police say that two people were found dead in an apartment around 11:30 Wednesday night.
Officers say that they saw someone in a window with a weapon when they arrived to the 3300 block of Cheviot Drive.
Other units were called in to try. to safely get into the apartment. After a two-hour-long stand-off, officers made entry and found those two deceased bodies.
Their identities and how they died are not yet known.
FWPD officials released the following:
On Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at approximately 11:33 PM, Officers with the Fort Wayne Police Department were dispatched to the 3300 block of Cheviot Dr. in reference to a problem unknown.
Upon arrival, Officers observed someone through the window with a weapon. A perimeter around the building was established to ensure public safety. Attempts to get the subject to come out of the apartment were unsuccessful. At approximately 12:06 AM, the Fort Wayne Police Crisis Response Team (CRT), Emergency Services Team (EST), and Aerial Support Unit (ASU) were requested due to their enhanced capabilities.
Additional attempts were made to contact the subject inside and were also unsuccessful. At approximately 2:11 AM, EST members made entry and located two deceased subjects inside.
The Homicide Team and Crime Scene Units were then requested and are currently investigating.
This incident remains under investigation by the City of Fort Wayne Police Department, the Allen County Coroner’s Office, and the Allen County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. The Allen County Coroner’s Office will release the identity of the subjects.
