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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — One person is in custody after the Fort Wayne Police Department responded to calls of shots fired inside the Georgetown Kroger Thursday evening.
In a press release from FWPD, officers responded to multiple calls regarding a white male shooting inside the Georgetown Kroger, located at 6310 E State Blvd, just before 6:15 p.m. When officers arrived they learned the suspect had fled the scene.
Officers then searched the Kroger for victims or additional shooters. No victims were found but officers were able to locate several casings in the store.
While at the scene, officers got word of a man matching the description of the shooter. He was then taken into custody.
It is not believed that any other shooters were involved. There is no active threat to the community according to the press release from FWPD.
A Facebook live video went viral following the shooting. In the video, later removed by Facebook, a man is seen in the bathroom threatening to shoot 11 people. He then walks around Kroger, while on live, stating “If I’m going to go out, I’m going out with a bang.” The suspect then appears to unload six shots before the video cuts off.
WANE 15 asked an officer on the scene if the person in the Facebook Live was the same person arrested. Officers at the scene confirmed it was, a public information officer with FWPD declined to make the same statement.
Indiana State Representative Bob Morris was coaching Little League at Georgetown Little League when a gentleman initiated the safety protocol.
“I got a call from someone with the Fort Wayne Police Department that there was an active shooter at Georgetown Square, he was in the Kroger store,” said Morris.
Morris said his main goal was to keep the kids safe. “We secured the kids, got the kids in the dugout for an active shooter situation, ” said Morris. When he received another call that the suspect was heading northbound he canceled the games and had everyone leave.
Morris confirmed with WANE 15 that the suspect was in a store north of Kroger when police apprehended him and his weapon. He also confirmed that police are in Kroger investigating the scene.
“Safe neighborhood, a safe shopping center, and it hits close to home that things can happen like this,” said Morris.
This incident remains under investigation by the Fort Wayne Police Department and the Allen
County Prosecutor’s Office.
