FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – An arrest was quickly made in a Saturday morning shooting near downtown. It left a man with life-threatening injuries.
The Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) says it happened around 5:15 a.m. off Van Buren. Witnesses brought the victim to the hospital.
Initially, police said they were talking to witnesses and gathering evidence. By the afternoon, the FWPD announced that 28-year-old Cameron Leshore had been arrested on one count of aggravated battery and transported to the Allen County Jail.
The FWPD released the following with the news of the suspect’s arrest:
On Saturday, September 14, 2024, at 0515 hours, the Fort Wayne Police Department responded to a shooting investigation at Lutheran Hospital (downtown). A gunshot victim was privately conveyed to the hospital. The victim was listed in critical condition and received a medical transport by ambulance to Lutheran Hospital (West), where the victim was still listed in life condition.
The FWPD Homicide Unit conducted the criminal investigation and subsequently arrested 28-year-old Cameron Leshore on one count of Aggravated Battery. Leshore was transported to the Allen County Jail.
The Homicide Unit was assisted by Crime Scene Management, the Aerial Support Unit,the Digital Forensics Unit, the Uniform Operations Division, and the Allen County Prosecutors Office.
Suspect Arrested: Cameron Leshore, 28yoPreliminary Charges: Aggravated Battery
INITIAL RELEASE FROM THE FWPD:
The Fort Wayne Police Department responded to a possible shooting victim who just arrived at a local hospital. Officers arrived at the hospital and found a male victim suffering from a gunshot wound, being treated by medical staff. Medical staff advised a life-threatening condition for the victim.
There is limited information at this time. Witnesses are giving their accounts of the incident. Homicide Detectives are working diligently to collect all available information regarding this shooting. Anyone with information, is asked to please call the FWPD at 427-1201, Crime Stoppers at 436-7867 or use the P3 tips App.
This incident remains under investigation by the FWPD and the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office.
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