Milton Street Shooting

Fort Wayne police work a shooting in the 700 block of West Milton Street.

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Fort Wayne police work a shooting in the 700 block of West Milton Street.

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Victim ID'd in Milton Street shooting

Updated: Sunday, 09 Dec 2012, 7:53 AM EST
Published : Friday, 07 Dec 2012, 9:49 PM EST

UPDATE:  We now know the name of the man killed in Friday night's shooting.  The Allen County Coroner has identified him as Paul W. Ward III, 22, of Fort Wayne.

The original story reads as follows:

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - One person is dead and another in critical condition following a shooting incident in southeast Fort Wayne, according to the Fort Wayne Police Department.

Police said the shots rang out around 9:30 p.m. Friday in the 700 block of West Milton Street.

Initially, police said two victims were in critical condition, but confirmed about an hour after the incident occurred that one of them has died.

Investigators say there were three men inside a car on Milton Street. Both men that were shot were found inside the vehicle. Witnesses tell police they saw the third man get out of the car and leave the scene. Police will not say if he was a part of the shooting.

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