UPDATE (December 12, 2025):
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – A suspect is in custody after a pedestrian was killed during a police chase near downtown Fort Wayne. Police tried to pull over a car just after 6 a.m Thursday, but the driver took off- hitting a pedestrian as they fled police.
The driver eventually ran from their vehicle and were arrested in the backyard of a nearby home. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene.
30-year-old Denzel Trevon Gordon is facing a slew of charges, including reckless homicide, resisting law enforcement by fleeing in a vehicle, and leaving the scene of a crash where there was a fatality.
The FWPD released the following:
Suspect Arrested: Denzel Trevon Gordon 30
Preliminary Charges:
• Resisting LEO – Vehicle / Causing Death Level 3 35-44.1-3-1(c)4
• LSA causing Death Level 4 9-26-1-1.1(b)3
• Reckless Homicide Level 5 35-42-1-5
• Unlicensed Driver – Causing Death Level 5 9-24-18-1(a)4
• Possession of Firearm by Felon Level 5 35-47-2-1.5(e)2 B
• Criminal Recklessness – Deadly Weapon Level 6 35-44-2-2(b)1A
• Resisting LEO – Foot A Misd 35-44.1-3-1(a)
• LSA – Occupied Vehicle B Misd 9-26-1-1.1
UPDATE (December 11, 2025, 9:30 a.m.):
The Fort Wayne Police Department says that a fatal crash Thursday morning started as a pursuit when a vehicle fled a traffic stop close to Lawton Place and Griswold Drive.
The FWPD says that just after 6 a.m., the fleeing vehicle hit another vehicle but kept going. When turning onto Spy Run, the vehicle struck a pedestrian in the roadway. They were later pronounced dead at the scene.
The suspect then attempted to flee on foot, but officers were able to apprehend him in the backyard of a home on Spy Run. Police say they recovered a gun he reportedly ditched in the process of running from officers.
The person who was fatally struck by the vehicle has not been identified.
Police said that they would put out the suspect’s identity and the charges he will face at a later time.
The FWPD released the following Thursday morning around 8:45:
At 6:02am, an officer with the Fort Wayne Police Department attempted to stop a vehicle near the intersection of Lawton Pl. and Griswold Dr.
The vehicle failed to stop and instead began fleeing from officers. The fleeing vehicle circled the general area until approximately 6:08am when the vehicle, which was now traveling eastbound on E. Fourth St., went to make a northbound turn onto Spy Run Ave and struck a pedestrian in the roadway at that intersection.
The fleeing vehicle still refused to stop and side swiped another vehicle just north of that intersection. The vehicle continued fleeing and circling the area until it came to a stop in the 1400 block of Spy Run Ave, at which time the adult male driver (and sole occupant) parked the vehicle and began running on foot, during which he was observed throwing a handgun into the grass. Thanks to several witnesses calling 911, the fleeing driver was eventually located hiding in the backyard of a home in the 1400 block of Spy Run Ave.
The handgun that the driver was observed throwing was recovered. The adult male pedestrian that was struck was pronounced deceased on the scene. The adult female driver of the vehicle that was side swiped was not injured. The fleeing suspect was not injured. Spy Run Ave between E. Superior St. and E. Fourth St. remains closed during the investigation and will remain closed for some time.
The identity of the decedent, as well as the exact cause and manner of death, will be released by the Allen County Coroner’s Office. The identity of the suspect/fleeing driver, as well as any charges, will be released pending the completion of interviews that are currently underway at the police station.
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Fort Wayne Police Department is asking the public to avoid the area of Spy Run and Superior on Thursday morning. Police say they are investigating a fatal crash.
The FWPD put out the following just before 7:00 a.m.:
Northbound Spy Run Ave is closed at Superior St (traffic diverted westbound Superior St) & Fourth St at Clinton St is closed to eastbound traffic.Motorist are requested to avoid the area this morning as roadway maybe closed for a couple of hours.
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