UPDATE (April 13, 2022):
The Allen County Coroner is asking for help in finding a man who was killed in a local motel but wasn’t from Fort Wayne.
Officials say that Terry Eugene Coleman, 48, of Louisiana, was stabbed in a room at the Traveler’s Inn Sunday night.
FWPD officials say that Kevin Harris, 33, is now charged with murder in the case.
However, the coroner’s office cannot get in touch with any family of Mr. Coleman. The coroner is asking that you come forward if you have any information about his next of kin.
If you can help, call 260-449-7389.
The Allen County Coroner’s Office released the following:
On Sunday, April 10, 2022 at about 2130 hours, the Fort Wayne Police Department was dispatched to a problem unknown investigation located at the Traveler’s Inn, in the 4600 block of Washington Boulevard, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 46803. The Fort Wayne Police Department, Fort Wayne Fire Department and TRAA Medics were dispatched to the scene.
First responders located the deceased inside a hotel room and death was pronounced by Fort Wayne Fire Department Medics. The Coroner’s Office was requested on scene.
Positive identification has been made but, notification has not been made to the next of kin. Any assistance in locating and contacting the next of kin of Terry Eugene Coleman, male white, 48 years of age from Louisiana, would be appreciated.
Anyone with information is requested to call the Allen County Coroner’s Office at 260-449-7389. We have traced him from Louisiana, Jacksonville Florida and coming to Fort Wayne sometime prior to May of 2021.
An autopsy has been completed and the Cause of Death has been determined to be Stab Wound of the Neck and the Manner of Death is Homicide.
Terry Eugene Coleman is the 5th Homicide in Allen County for 2022.
This incident remains under investigation by the Fort Wayne Police Department, the Allen County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office and the Allen County Coroner’s Office.
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UPDATE:
Fort Wayne police say an arrest had been made in a man’s death at a local motel.
FWPD officials say that Kevin Harris, 33, is now charged with murder in the death of a man that has not yet been identified.
The Fort Wayne Police Department released the following:
On Sunday, 04/10/2022, at approximately 8:46 PM, the City of Fort Wayne Police Department responded to the Travelers Inn at 4606 E. Washington Blvd. reference an unknown problem. A female caller reported she arrived to visit a friend and was concerned about his well-being. Officers arrived and made entry into the motel room. They located the male/adult victim inside the room unresponsive. Fire personnel pronounced the victim deceased at the scene. Officers and Detectives of the FWPD were able develop a suspect early on in the investigation. The suspect (Kevin Harris) was apprehended a short time later and was charged with the following crimes.
ORIGINAL STORY:
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Police in Fort Wayne are searching for answers about a man’s death at a local motel.
Officers found the man’s body at the Travelers Inn on Washington Boulevard Sunday night.
A woman had called 911 to say she was worried about the man. Detectives say they are waiting on an autopsy to determine how the man died. There are no arrests in the case yet.
Fort Wayne Police Department officials released the following:
On Sunday, 04/10/2022, at approximately 8:46 PM, the City of Fort Wayne Police Department responded to the Travelers Inn at 4606 E. Washington Blvd. reference an unknown problem. A female caller reported she arrived to visit a friend and was concerned about his well-being. Officers arrived and made entry into the motel room. They located the male/adult victim inside the room unresponsive. Fire personnel pronounced the victim deceased at the scene. Homicide Detectives and Crime Scene Investigators were summoned to assist in this death investigation.
The Allen County Coroner’s Office will release the deceased identity along with the cause and manner of death. This incident remains under investigation by the City of Fort Wayne Police Department, the Allen County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, and the Allen County Coroner’s Office.
