This is the car the man was in when he was shot. A NewsChannel 15 photographer took this picture with his cell phone at the scene.

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Cops ID victim shot in car

Victim hospitalized in critical condition

Updated: Monday, 08 Feb 2010, 12:12 PM EST
Published : Sunday, 07 Feb 2010, 12:21 AM EST

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Fort Wayne police have identified a man that was shot while being robbed in a car Saturday night.

They said 20-year-old, Marteques L. Black of Fort Wayne was injured during an armed robbery that led to a shooting Saturday night. He's in the hospital in critical condition suffering from gunshot wounds.

Police said at around 10:33 p.m. Saturday, they received a 911 call from a cell phone reporting a shooting victim. Using cell phone coordinates, police traced the call to the 1500 block of Hurd Street.

As officers were responding to the Hurd Street location, another call came in reporting a shooting victim near the intersection of Anthony Boulevard and Pontiac Street.

That's where officers found Black in a car. There was a woman in the car as well, who is being interviewed.

The man and woman were near Bowser Park near the intersection of Fisher and Reed Streets when a man in a black hooded sweatshirt went up to the car to rob them.

The man showed a gun and shot Black in the car. The robber took off running.

Right now police don't have any suspects, but they are still interviewing witnesses.

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